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Scientific Field Creation — Renaissance Philanthropy – A brighter future for all through science, technology, and innovation

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We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalised ads or content, and analyse our traffic. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to our use of cookies. No cookies to display. No cookies to display. No cookies to display. No cookies to display. No cookies to display. Emerging scientific fields face make-or-break challenges during their early development, when key decisions can determine their long-term trajectory. This playbook identifies levers for catalyzing and influencing field creation to increase the likelihood of success and impact. Field building refers to a process where a set of individuals and organizations work to address a common challenge that is of sufficient magnitude to necessitate a paradigm shift, and their actions unlock a field’s progress for impact at scale. Fields traverse a life cycle with four stages: latency, growth, maturation (or peaking), and institutionalization (or decline).¹ Emerging ideas at the latency stage are ripe for field creat

The Challenge Emerging scientific fields face make-or-break challenges during their early development, when key decisions can determine their long-term trajectory. This playbook identifies levers for catalyzing and influencing field creation to increase the likelihood of success and impact. Field building refers to a process where a set of individuals and organizations work to address a common challenge that is of sufficient magnitude to necessitate a paradigm shift, and their actions unlock a field’s progress for impact at scale. Fields traverse a life cycle with four stages: latency,…

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