Boundary Objects as Part of Knowledge Integration for Networked Innovation

Mäenpää, Sari; Suominen, Anu; Breite, Rainer

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“…It is argued that intensive cross-learning between specialists is a considerable expense in time and effort and therefore, inefficient (Schmickl & Kieser, 2008. ) The notion of boundary objects (Bechky, 2003;Koskinen, 2005;Mäenpää, Suominen, & Breite, 2016) is cited as providing a possible channel through which distinct groups can communicate during the innovation process.…”

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“…If boundary objects are designed and used properly, they connect what were once separating different actors together. Boundary objects are the links in the communication processes where different perspectives are to be discussed into a co-created meaning (Brown & Duguid, 1991;Wenger, 2000;Mäenpää et al, 2016).…”

Section: Gamification As a Tool For Collective Creativitymentioning

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Parjanen

Hyypiä

2019

Journal of Business Research

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Parjanen

Hyypiä

2019

Journal of Business Research

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“…Broader theorizing on collective action can be found in Ostrom (1990) and Olson (1965). To facilitate the collective action to leverage knowledge integration and networked innovation, selecting appropriate boundary objects are of importance (Mäenpää et al, 2016). To enhance knowledge integration and innovation, the aim of boundary objects should be to even out the power structures and achieve a common understanding between the various actors, and to allow for putting focus on the business ecosystem design and not merely the facility design.…”

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The Cuckoo’s Nest Approach for Co-Creating Business Ecosystems in Smart Cities

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Kyrö

Ahola

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Technology Innovation Management Review

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IntroductionThe current global megatrends of rapid urbanization and digitalization are placing great pressure on the sustainability of our cities and are bringing about major changes in the living environment of city dwellers. Simultaneously, these trends also offer increased possibilities for sustainable urban development following the principles of circular economy, including the exploitation of existing infrastructure and services while taking advantage of new technology. Additionally, smart city strategies include engaging citizens and local businesses in the development of their communities. Indeed, participatory planning has been a growing trend in urban development projects in the past few decades. End users have been increasingly engaged in design processes using different collaborative methods. While this is a clear improvement compared to a designercentric approach, the existing participatory planning methods generally involve a pre-defined object of design, as well as a professional designer to lead the process.The development of business ecosystems in smart cities is currently hampered by the absence of established approaches for facilitating long-term value and sustainability. In our view, the underlying reason is the lack of collective action involving various organizations in the design process. Collective action for the good of the whole ecosystem does not take place in existing participatory practices because of the dominating role of a single customer or designer organization (in urban development projects typically the owner-developer or lead architect), who uses their bargaining and decision-making power over others. This leads to sub-optimal behaviour where the system is optimized for the goals of one strong organization instead of collectively developed system-level goals of the business ecosystem as a whole. The Cuckoo's Nest approach addresses this problem by inviting various expert organizations to design the system and assigning each organization design rights for the ecosystem and its system-level goal. The Cuckoo's Nest approach enhances collective action among the organizations by making individuals from various organizations consider the interests, goals, objectives, and value-adding elements of other organizations -not just those of their own organizations. With the Cuckoo's Nest approach, the business ecosystem comes first, and single organizations' goals or specific design features come second. This article discusses the outcomes of two workshops where the Cuckoo's Nest approach was used for the purpose of developing business ecosystems in connection with smart city development projects within the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. We outline the steps involved in the Cuckoo's Nest approach and how they were applied in these two smart city projects, and we describe how it is being refined for further use in other locations and contexts.The stars up close to the moon were pale; they got brighter and braver the farther they got out of the circle of light ruled by the giant moon.

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