Innovation Hub of 11/03/2012: Elections. Government's Role in Innovation.

Here's the lineup for this week.

Election Dysfunction

Many of us remember the chaos of the 2000 election. Our guest today talks about what we can do to help elections run more smoothly.

Guest:

• Heather Gerken, J. Skelly Wright Professor at Yale Law School, author of "Democracy Index"

Government's Role in Innovation

Today we get beyond the platitudes and ask: how do you foster innovation? How do you ensure the U.S. is a rising power at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, not lagging behind?

Guests:

• Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor at Harvard Business School; author of "Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth and Social Good".
• Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Associate Dean, Tufts Fletcher School.