Innovation intermediaries: a process view on open innovation coordination

Katzy, Bernhard R.; Turgut, Ebru; Holzmann, Thomas; Sailer, Klaus

doi:10.1080/09537325.2013.764982

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“…Therefore end-users need to be involved during the development of greens apps. To overcome the barriers of user involvement, contextualization and triangulation of research methods are important [20]. We propose Living Labs as an appropriate method to research the user needs of green apps because of several reasons.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Katzy and his colleagues [20] also state that there is broad agreement in literature that innovation processes in open networks are coordinated through a visible hand, often referred to as innovation intermediary, and propose the Living Lab as a process coordinating innovation intermediary for '(1) closing the pre-commercial gap by manifesting initial demand for products and services, as well as (2) orchestrating the actions of disparate actors in order to gain critical mass for the creation of a product or service' [18; 20]. These innovation intermediaries are described to provide a set of operative activities that link them to the network innovation processes, but literature provides only fragmented insight about the intermediaryprocess relationship.…”

Section: Introduction -Pro-environmental Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

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Uncovering the needs and wants of end-users towards green apps: A Living Lab approach

Georges

Schuurman

Desmet

2015

2015 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation/ International Technology Management Conference (I

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Abstract-One of the biggest societal challenges is to reduce the impact on the environment [1]. During the last years a lot of digital tools and green apps have been developed in order to help individuals to lower their ecological footprint. These green applications can make use of the specific functionalities of smartphones such as mobility, smartness and connectedness in order to provide better and more personalized services [2-3]. However these applications mostly focus on one aspect of sustainability, such as transportation or electricity consumption. Moreover user research concerning the users' needs and wants towards these applications is lacking or is limited to only one research step such as testing a prototype version [3]. One approach in which end-users are involved intensively is the Living Lab approach. Therefore within this paper we will explore the role of Living Labs as an innovation intermediary in the research into green apps and more specific on the needs and wants of end-users concerning green apps. Therefore we conducted a single case study research of a Living Lab project in which the ecological footprint of end-users is being measured based on their transportation, housing as well as consumption. We argue that the Living Lab approach adds added value for conducting research on green apps because the user plays a central role within this research which makes it possible to adapt the service to the needs and wants of end-users through an iterative approach. Which is important seen the need of personalized green apps. Next to this the role of Living Labs as intermediary also assisted into the development of the green app.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introduction -Pro-environmental Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

Uncovering the needs and wants of end-users towards green apps: A Living Lab approach

Georges

Schuurman

Desmet

2015

2015 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation/ International Technology Management Conference (I

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“…These parties are companies specialized in encouraging OI implementation and in the integration aspect. The literature on innovative networks and innovation systems defines them variously as central agencies (Teubal, Yinnon, & Zuscovitch, 1991), central firms (Sawhney & Prandelli, 2000), innovation intermediaries (Oliver Gassmann, Daiber, & Enkel, 2011;Katzy, Turgut, & Holzmann, 2013), or systems integrators (Brusoni & Prencipe, 2001;Jaspers & van den Ende, 2010). More difficult but not impossible is the process of defining a new organizational identity and culture to foster and integrate OI throughout the entire company (Viskari et al, 2007).…”

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Unravelling the Integration Mechanisms in Open Innovation Projects: The Case of Interorganizational Networks

Ramírez-Portilla¹,

Brown²,

Cagno³

2014

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“…They perform specific intermediary activities that answer to their main aim and objectives. Of the activities they organize, the central one is networking, followed by brokering, facilitating, and providing meeting places (Feser, 1998;Ahedo, 2004;Howells, 2006;Moss et al, 2009;Turner et al, 2013;Katzy et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Various streams of literature use their own terminology for cluster initiatives: for example, triple-helix literature calls these hybrids, comprising persons from three spheres; regional and innovation literature calls these intermediaries, acting as mediums for the exchange of information and messages between two or more parties (Van der Meulen et al, 2005;Howells, 2006;Leydesdorff & Zawdie, 2010;Katzy et al, 2013). The names may be different, but these entities still analogously characterize parts of a broader system that surrounds the cluster (Porter, 1998;Cooke, 2002;Asheim et al, 2006,), triple-helix cooperation (Etzkowitz & Leydesdorff, 2000), industrial districts (Dahmén, 1951;Maskell & Kebir, 2005), and learning regions (Florida, 1995;Morgan, 1997).…”

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Cluster Initiatives as Intermediaries : A Study of their Management and Stakeholders

Laur

2015

Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations

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This dissertation offers a platform to understand the nature of cluster initiatives as a socioeconomic phenomenon combining cluster, entrepreneurship and intermediary features. They are particular types of ventures facilitating networks and dialog platforms adjusted to local contexts and offering a way to enhance regional development. The success of clusters and regions is shaped by the degree they are based on and involve entrepreneurial activity, which is viewed here under the prism of cluster initiatives. This dissertation uses both qualitative and quantitative approaches to study various organizational aspects of cluster initiatives and their intermediary role as well as providing recommendations for the management and support of these organizations. It is based on five papers written by the author of the dissertation solely and in collaboration with other scholars where the level of analysis is focused on cluster initiatives. Based on empirical material from the papers this dissertation brings together both the structural and organizational content of cluster initiatives by providing evidence in the areas of actors and relationships, mode of organization and intermediary specific, assessment and management as well as policy.This work has generated the following conclusions: firstly, cluster initiatives represent organizations bringing together a four-faceted constellation of interrelated actors (i.e. the initiative itself, key player, support and target group), through organization of intermediary activities. Secondly, these organizations are organized as temporary projects, but being able to attract many members and to satisfy their needs through diversified and innovative activities can help them to achieve longevity. The longevity of initiatives can also be supported by policy, which in order to become effective, should include a long-term perspective and bottom-up approach. And finally, the study proposes a model of five central qualitative success factors to be used for the assessment and management of the initiatives, which together depict a holistic picture of their functioning. This model contains elements such as idea, driving forces, activities, organization and critical mass. The two models of interrelated actors and of success factors form the main contribution of this work. Extending the stream of studies this dissertation raises awareness and calls for recognition of cluster initiatives as important actors working in-between the boundaries of other organizations and institutions.

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Innovation intermediaries: a process view on open innovation coordination

Cited by 132 publications

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Uncovering the needs and wants of end-users towards green apps: A Living Lab approach

Uncovering the needs and wants of end-users towards green apps: A Living Lab approach

Unravelling the Integration Mechanisms in Open Innovation Projects: The Case of Interorganizational Networks

Cluster Initiatives as Intermediaries : A Study of their Management and Stakeholders

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