A multi-level perspective on innovation ecosystems for path-breaking innovation

Walrave, Bob; Talmar, Madis; Podoynitsyna, Ksenia; Romme, A.G.L.; Verbong, Gpj Geert

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2017.04.011

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“…The innovation ecosystem shares most of its features with the innovation system, which consists of complex functions and interactions amongst various organizations and institutions [40,41]. What is new in the innovation ecosystem is its ecological aspect, characterized by the interdependency among different collaborative actors and the co-evolution/co-creation that binds them together over time, along with the sustainable development dimension [42][43][44].…”

Section: Transnational Innovation Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence

2019

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This paper presents a potential solution to fill a gap in both research and practice that there are few interactions between transnational industry cooperation (TIC) and transnational university cooperation (TUC) in transnational innovation ecosystems. To strengthen the synergies between TIC and TUC for innovation, the first step is to match suitable industrial firms from two countries for collaboration through their common connections to transnational university/academic partnerships. Our proposed matching solution is based on the integration of social science theories and specific artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. While the insights of social sciences, e.g., innovation studies and social network theory, have potential to answer the question of why TIC and TUC should be looked at as synergetic entities with elaborated conceptualization, the method of machine learning, as one specific technic off AI, can help answer the question of how to realize that synergy. On the way towards a transdisciplinary approach to TIC and TUC synergy building, or creating transnational university-industry co-innovation networks, the paper takes an initial step by examining what the supports and gaps of existing studies on the topic are, and using the context of EU–China science, technology and innovation cooperation as a testbed. This is followed by the introduction of our proposed approach and our suggestions for future research.

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Section: Transnational Innovation Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence

2019

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“…The first notion-'boundary innovations'-concerns the locus of the intervention and its relation to societal transformation. The importance of a cross-boundary innovation as an instrument for fostering sustainable transformation is increasingly recognized [45,123,128]. It refers to an innovation that "crosses systemic boundaries (that is the innovation interacts with different sectoral systems), but it also fundamentally changes the type of relation between those systems" [129] (p. 85), for example, it results in competition between different systems or in opportunities for creating symbiosis.…”

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confidence: 99%

Transforming Research and Innovation for Sustainable Food Systems—A Coupled-Systems Perspective

Kok¹,

Boer²,

Cesuroğlu³

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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Current research and innovation (R&I) systems are not equipped to fully serve as catalysts for the urgently needed transformation of food systems. Though research on food systems transformation (first order: ‘what?’) and transformative research (second order: ‘how to’) are rapidly gaining traction in academic and policy environments, current efforts fail to explicitly recognize the systemic nature of the challenges associated with performing transformative second-order research. To recognize these manifold and interlinked challenges embedded in R&I systems, there is a need for a coupled-systems perspective. Transformations are needed in food systems as well as R&I systems (‘how to do the “how to”’). We set out to conceptualize an approach that aims to trigger double transformations by nurturing innovations at the boundaries of R&I systems and food systems that act upon systemic leverage points, so that their multisystem interactions can better support food system transformations. We exemplify this coupled-systems approach by introducing the FIT4FOOD2030 project with its 25 living labs as a promising multilevel boundary innovation at the cross-section of R&I and food systems. We illustrate how this approach paves the way for double systems transformations, and therefore for an R&I system that is fit for future-proofing food systems.

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“…By co-creating with users, it is also possible to better meet the specific needs and aspirations of people in local contexts (ENoLL, 2016). However, co-creation in LLs can also go beyond the final consumer of a specific product or service, by bringing together all relevant actors and stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem for that product/service (Romme, 2017;Walrave et al, 2018).…”

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How to Make Living Labs More Financially Sustainable? Case Studies in Italy and the Netherlands

Gualandi¹,

Romme²

2019

EMR

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In many urban environments, so-called Living Labs have been created. A Living Lab (LL) is an emerging innovation methodology that may serve to reduce the gap between new technology development and the adoption of this new technology by users, by bringing together all key actors in the innovation process: public administration, education institutes, companies, and citizens. However, a substantial number of LLs struggle to translate the customer value created into a sustainable business model. As a result, many LLs are financially not sustainable. Several previous studies found that most LLs primarily rely on public grants; thus, they often stop their activities when public funding ends. In this paper, we draw on a comprehensive literature review and practical evidence from three cases, to develop a framework of various funding options which can be employed by any LL that seeks to become more financially sustainable.

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A multi-level perspective on innovation ecosystems for path-breaking innovation

Cited by 236 publications

References 89 publications

Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence

Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence

Transforming Research and Innovation for Sustainable Food Systems—A Coupled-Systems Perspective

How to Make Living Labs More Financially Sustainable? Case Studies in Italy and the Netherlands

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