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Introduction

The Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) is a global network set up to bring together researchers and industrialists working in the field of Continuous Innovation. CINet is a continuation of the European Continuous Improvement Network, which started as a Eureka project (EU 1222) in 1994. See Caffyn (1998) for an overview of the origins, activities and ach ievements of the EuroCINet.

After nearly five years of activity, the mission of EuroCINet has been reformulated and its name changed into CINet, a research network on Continuous Innovation. The change facilitates the dissemination, not just at European but also at a global level, of a new way of thinking about the integrated management and organisation of day-to-day operations, improvement and learning, and innovation and change. The underlying idea is that organisations in the future will rely more and more on individuals and their commitment to learning and diffused innovation at all levels and in all parts of the organisation, as the basis for economically and socially sustainable development.
The research vision of the CINet provides more detail on the products and processes of the network.

In view of the current membership of the CINet, the adjective 'global' implies that the network is open to new membership from all over the world. If you are interested in joining please complete the application form on the How to join page.