Learning towards system innovation: Evaluating a systemic instrument

Mierlo, Barbara van; Leeuwis, C.; Smits, Ruud; Woolthuis, R.J.A. Klein

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2009.08.004

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“…Hence, systemic instruments have been widely used in the past to stimulate entire innovation systems and tackle contingent problems (Wieczorek and Hekkert, 2012). These tools improve systemic effectiveness in a horizontal fashion, dealing with actors, institutions, compatibility, and infrastructure issues through institutional responses (Wieczorek et al, 2012) or increased involvement of actors (van Mierlo et al, 2010). Complementary, regional/sectoral innovation policies that focus on the vertical dimension seek to impact actors across multiple contexts and areas of specialization with a competitive advantage.…”

Section: Systems-economic Competitiveness Nexusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Science, technology, and innovation for economic competitiveness: The role of smart specialization in less-developed countries

Krammer

2017

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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ABSTRACT:Smart specialization (SS) is a policy concept that has gained significant momentum in Europe despite a frail theoretical background and implementation difficulties. These challenges become critical in the case of less-developed economies that often lack regional autonomy, a strong STI base, and local capabilities to identify and sustain such SS strategies. Combining elements from evolutionary economics and the export-led literature, I propose a framework that anchors the role of SS in the national innovation policy of such laggards, as a complementary avenue for improving competitiveness and growth. Moreover, to assist policy makers in lagging regions or countries, I advance a diagnostic tool to identify potential areas for SS, and also address the systemic and the regional-sectoral bottlenecks in these domains. I exemplify the use of this tool in the case of Bulgaria by using a large battery of quantitative and qualitative indicators from publicly available data. This type of investigation may be useful for other less-developed economies to kick-start this process and identify prima facie SS candidates.

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Section: Systems-economic Competitiveness Nexusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Science, technology, and innovation for economic competitiveness: The role of smart specialization in less-developed countries

Krammer

2017

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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“…Furthermore, high ambition may have been an important process condition for divergent learning. These results suggest stimuli for interactive learning in innovation processes that go beyond the better-known ones of external crises and surprises, bringing in new knowledge and diverging perspectives, trust and reciprocity, and feelings of urgency and interdependency (Argyris & Schon, 1996;Aarts & van Woerkum, 2002;Leeuwis, 2004;van Mierlo et al 2010b). …”

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“…What does that mean from a learning perspective? Most literature on learning in niches and innovation projects focuses on what is called second-order learning, which is distinct from first-order learning (Hoogma et al 2002;Brown et al 2003;Smith, 2007;Brown & Vergragt, 2008;van Mierlo et al 2010b). First-order learning involves gaining experience about how to do things better within the framework of pre-existing goals and assumptions; it alone would not contribute to regime change.…”

Section: Direct Effects Of Pilot Projectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, the analytical framework deployed here is based upon a theory, principled negotiations (or consensus building), that elaborates on negotiations fostering deep learning and innovation (Fisher & Ury, 1993;Susskind et al 1999;Innes & Booher, 2010; see also van Mierlo et al 2010b). The central focus of this perspective is on high-quality agreements that meet the desires and priorities of all actors, are based upon knowledge and expertise, and often are more innovative than regular accords (Innes, 1999).…”

Section: Conditions Conducive To Learning and Subsequent Niche Develomentioning

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Convergent and divergent learning in photovoltaic pilot projects and subsequent niche development

Mierlo

2012

Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy

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A proposed strategy to facilitate the use and development of radical new sustainable technologies is the creation of niches. Learning in these niches and the social embedding of learning experiences can stimulate changes in existing sociotechnological regimes. Pilot projects in which new technologies are used may form part of these niches. This article describes the results of a Dutch research project involving photovoltaics on learning within pilot projects and subsequent actions of the participating parties. The central questions are whether and how internal processes, such as open and creative negotiations, foster learning and how such learning relates to subsequent niche developments. The study suggests that pilot projects could encourage both convergent and divergent learning, depending on whether participants' learning experiences and expectations of the new technology start to align. Although the two types of learning can coexist, they seem related to different process conditions. The implication of these findings is that the management of pilot projects to contribute to regime change involves strategic choices about stimulating either the opening or the closing of the novelty's interpretative flexibility.

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“…We developed an implementation methodology to apply SESA into practice mostly based on reflexive monitoring in action [81] which had already proven its applicability in systems approaches [82,83]. This is an action based monitoring methodology which aims to stimulate reflection of the actors about the project goal, the practices, their organisational structure and the developments to realise their ambition and system innovation.…”

Section: Sesa Implementationmentioning

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Sustainability Experiments in the Agri-Food System: Uncovering the Factors of New Governance and Collaboration Success

2017

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Abstract:In recent years, research, society and industry recognize the need to transform the agri-food system towards sustainability. Within this process, sustainability experiments play a crucial role in transforming the structure, culture and practices. In literature, much attention is given to new business models, even if the transformation of conventional firms toward sustainability may offer opportunities to accelerate the transformation. Further acceleration could be achieved through collaboration of multiple actors across the agri-food system, but this calls for a systems approach. Therefore, we developed and applied a new sustainability experiment systems approach (SESA) consisting of an analytical framework that allows a reflective evaluation and cross-case analysis of multi-actor governance networks based on business and learning evaluation criteria. We performed a cross-case analysis of four agri-food sustainability experiments in Flanders to test and validate SESA. Hereby, the key factors of the success of collaboration and its performance were identified at the beginning of a sustainability experiment. Some of the key factors identified were risk sharing and the drivers to participate. We are convinced that these results may be used as an analytical tool for researchers, a tool to support and design new initiatives for policymakers, and a reflective tool for participating actors.

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Learning towards system innovation: Evaluating a systemic instrument

Abstract: This report should be cited as "Barbara van Mierlo, Cees Leeuwis, Ruud Smits, Rosalinde Klein Woolthuis, Learning towards system innovation: Evaluating a systemic instrument

Cited by 143 publications

References 14 publications

Science, technology, and innovation for economic competitiveness: The role of smart specialization in less-developed countries

Science, technology, and innovation for economic competitiveness: The role of smart specialization in less-developed countries

Convergent and divergent learning in photovoltaic pilot projects and subsequent niche development

Sustainability Experiments in the Agri-Food System: Uncovering the Factors of New Governance and Collaboration Success

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