Engines of innovation the entrepreneurial university in the twenty first century by holden thorp 2010 10 12 books amazonca. In engines of innovation holden thorp and buck goldstein make the case for the pivotal role of research universities as agents of societal change. Engines of innovation the entrepreneurial university in the twenty first century 2nd edition by thorp holden goldstein buck 2013 paperback books amazonca. As weve said innovation begins with entrepreneurial thinking and more often than not such thinking starts with an individual and not a committee or task force for universities to become the engines of innovation we envision a unique brand of leadership is required and it starts at the top. For universities to become the engines of innovation we envision a unique brand of leadership is required and it starts at the top judith rodin who served as the president of the university of pennsylvania for many years put it best we need to role model those attributes we want faculty to emulate and create a climate that allows entrepreneurship and innovation to flourish1