Living Labs as open innovation systems for knowledge exchange: solutions for sustainable innovation development

Dimitri Schuurman, Bastiaan Baccarne, Lieven De Marez, Carina Veeckman, Pieter Ballon

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

33 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In nowadays knowledge economy, no more general ‘best practice’ innovation management exists. Within this paper we investigate the potential of Living Labs as open innovation systems that foster different knowledge transfers amongst the actors participating in them. By means of an in-depth case study research we explore a variety of hypotheses abstracted from the open innovation literature on knowledge transfers and other variables influencing exchange and collaboration in open innovation systems. We conclude that given certain criteria are met, Living Labs can be a solution for sustainable innovation development.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-239
Number of pages33
JournalInternational Journal of Business Innovation and Research
Volume10
Issue number2/3
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Living Labs as open innovation systems for knowledge exchange: solutions for sustainable innovation development'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this