Do-It-yourself laboratories as integration-based ecosystems✰

Ng, Wilson; Arndt, Félix; Huang, Tori Yu-wen

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120249

Cited by 12 publications

(14 citation statements)

References 37 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The results showed that DiY labs operate mostly within the science/technology or biology/biotech contexts. This is not surprising, as the DiY movement seems to be dominated by technology innovators (Ng, Arndt, and Huang 2020). The need to overcome barriers such as prohibitive cost, regulatory requirements, governance, and bureaucracy, deemed especially by biology enthusiasts to stifle innovation, led to the DiY and open science movements.…”

Section: Purpose Context and Methods Used In Studies On Diy Laboratoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some DiY labs serve as intermediaries by helping to transform 'technology-centred into socio-centred DiY labs' Vessal et al 2021). Another indicator of the success of DiY labs is their role as agents of change with the capacity to inspire communities and institutions to deliver local solutions to community problems such as digital technologies (Ng, Arndt, and Huang 2020). DiY labs have successfully created loyal users who freely share knowledge through their networking activities (Chrysostome 2010).…”

Section: Challenges and Success Factors Of Diy Laboratoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The current literature on DiY labs is deficient in strategies for innovation diffusion and commercialisation (R5). Ng, Arndt, and Huang (2020) called for future studies to explore the strategies used to diffuse innovations and evolving strategies in maturing markets. The data from this study revealed that most DiY labs adopt an open lab/science platform strategy to diffuse their innovations, aiming to demystify and democratise their inventions through open source and sharing of their innovations at the grassroots level.…”

Section: Strategies For Innovation Diffusion and Commercialisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Technology enthusiasts who nurture and develop their innovative ideas from DiY labs rely on social networks to diffuse their innovations, usually within their local communities, through informal promotional channels such as word-of-mouth. Some DiY labs diffuse their innovations through customisation and nurturing their customers' unique demands and taste at meetings (Ng, Arndt, and Huang 2020). Personal promotion, intuition and drive strategy, based on the locus of control as used in entrepreneurship, is also used by some DiY labs to diffuse their innovations.…”

Section: Strategies For Innovation Diffusion and Commercialisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The characteristics of DiY include a highly informal set-up, low capital investment, absence of regulations, less intense competition, a lack of professional marketing personnel (Sarpong and Rawal 2020), and no documented commercialisation strategy. They contrast with innovation hubs or digital garages, representing more formal set-ups, access to funding from the government, regulatory and governance requirements, and access to a large market (Ng, Arndt, and Huang 2020). Existing research highlights a diversity of perspectives concerning DIY activities, but there is a clear distinction between these activities and those undertaken within the institutional model that is seen in corporate or university setting meaning that DiY can be seen as the informal and low end of the innovation chain (Galvin, Burton, and Nyuur 2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Diy laboratories, their practices, and challenges – a systematic literature review

Dzandu

Pathak

2021

Technology Analysis & Strategic Management

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The last two decades have seen a growing literature worldwide on do-ityourself (DiY) laboratories driving informal innovation. However, there is a limited account of the state-of-the-art DiY literature to the emergence of DiY laboratories or of the challenges, strategies for its diffusion and success. This study, therefore, aims to understand the state-of-the-art of DiY laboratories. Using the systematic literature review approach, 29 articles are analysed. The results revealed that the main purpose of publications on DiY laboratories was geared towards showcasing informal innovation. Most of the studies used the case study methodology and most were underpinned by theories from innovation literature. The success factors identified for DiY laboratories include personal motivation and the desire to create a business, whilst their emergence was driven by the need for extra income, experimenting with new ideas and the pursuit of hobbies outside formal work settings. Key challenges faced by DiY laboratories include economic and marketing factors, especially access to finance to scale up their innovations. The strategies used by DiY laboratories to diffuse their innovations are social networking, partnerships with bigger tech firms and selling off their innovations to investors. The study outlines the implications for practitioners, entrepreneurs, and government, and makes recommendations.

show abstract

Section: Purpose Context and Methods Used In Studies On Diy Laboratoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Challenges and Success Factors Of Diy Laboratoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Strategies For Innovation Diffusion and Commercialisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Strategies For Innovation Diffusion and Commercialisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Diy laboratories, their practices, and challenges – a systematic literature review

Dzandu

Pathak

2021

Technology Analysis & Strategic Management

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

A novel business strategies framework of do‐it‐yourself practices in logistics to minimise environmental waste and improve performance

Upadhyay

Kumar

Alzaben³

2021

Bus Strat Env

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The transportation sector is consuming a high quantity of oil and producing air pollution, CO2 and allergies, as well as promoting the storage of goods in traditional warehouses. It is not only creating waste and environmental pollution but also increasing temperature, air pollution and low rainfall. The present study intends to uncover and understand the challenges of logistic infrastructure as well as how the adoption of do‐it‐yourself (DIY) business strategies is useful to encourage those practices and technology which are useful in transforming the logistic infrastructure into an eco‐friendly environment. The DIY focuses on purposely utilising digital technologies to increase the engagement and involvement of customers in businesses. Moreover, DIY enables organisations to produce products and services that are highly demanded and have high acceptability. After doing an extensive literature review, the enablers of DIY are identified, and empirical investigation has been conducted. The analysis of the study provides a business strategies framework of DIY which would help the logistics managers in the proper implementation of the DIY practices to minimise negative environmental impact and improve business performance.

show abstract