Frontier Insights

Ideas, research and progress from the Finance & Frontier Innovation Cluster — written for a wider audience.

Research made useful

Frontier Insights is where we share emerging ideas, explain the practical importance of our research, and reflect on the systems that finance, govern and scale innovation. New pieces will be added as the Cluster’s work develops.

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Long-form commentary that connects the Cluster’s research to the practical questions facing innovators, investors, policymakers and the wider community.

Research commentary · October 2026
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Why the direction of discovery matters

R&D effort continues to grow, but the technological possibility space may be becoming more crowded and less distinct.

Edward Podolski
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Research commentary · September 2026
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Is radical innovation stagnating?

Technology appears to be accelerating, yet new evidence suggests that genuinely radical breakthroughs are becoming less common.

Edward Podolski
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