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Towards innovation in Living Labs networks

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  • Seppo Leminen
  • Mika Westerlund

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This paper focuses on Living Labs that are open user-centred environments for networked innovation development. Although the concept of open innovation has quickly attracted both the scientific and applied communities, research on Living Labs is scarce, and literature lacks understanding of the characteristics of the Living Labs model. We aim to describe what the Living Labs are from the innovation network perspective. Using a case study of a regional Living Labs initiative, we describe the key participants and their roles in the Living Labs network. In addition, we discuss their motives to participate in the network, as well as the outcomes and perceived challenges of innovation co-creation. According to our findings, Living Labs are a practical way of encouraging open innovation. They are dedicated inter-organisational environments that provide pertinent support for Concurrent Engineering's (CE) networked processes. The integration of users as co-producers in product development is imperative for success in the Living Labs model because it reveals their latent needs and enables unforeseen outcomes.

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  • Seppo Leminen & Mika Westerlund, 2012. "Towards innovation in Living Labs networks," International Journal of Product Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 17(1/2), pages 43-59.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpdev:v:17:y:2012:i:1/2:p:43-59
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    1. Oubaida Bagoudou Labo & Majlinda Zhegu & Nicolas Merveille, 2024. "Cultivating Sustainability: Quebec’s Living Labs as Ecological Catalysts," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-21, February.
    2. Harkonen, Janne & Haapasalo, Harri & Hanninen, Kai, 2015. "Productisation: A review and research agenda," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 164(C), pages 65-82.
    3. Anil Engez & Seppo Leminen & Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, 2021. "Urban Living Lab as a Circular Economy Ecosystem: Advancing Environmental Sustainability through Economic Value, Material, and Knowledge Flows," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-17, March.
    4. Paskaleva, Krassimira & Cooper, Ian, 2021. "Are living labs effective? Exploring the evidence," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
    5. Seppo Leminen & Mika Westerlund & Mervi Rajahonka, 2017. "Innovating With Service Robots In Health And Welfare Living Labs," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 21(08), pages 1-24, December.
    6. Joshua Byrne & Mark Taylor & Tom Wheeler & Jessica K. Breadsell, 2020. "WGV: Quantifying Mains Water Savings in a Medium Density Infill Residential Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-19, August.
    7. Joshua Byrne & Mike Mouritz & Mark Taylor & Jessica K. Breadsell, 2020. "East Village at Knutsford: A Case Study in Sustainable Urbanism," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-17, August.
    8. Adriano Tanda & Alberto De Marco, 2021. "A Review of an Urban Living Lab Initiative," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 38(3), pages 370-390, May.
    9. Sindhwani, Rahul & Afridi, Shayan & Kumar, Anil & Banaitis, Audrius & Luthra, Sunil & Singh, Punj Lata, 2022. "Can industry 5.0 revolutionize the wave of resilience and social value creation? A multi-criteria framework to analyze enablers," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    10. Katharina Greve & Riccardo De Vita & Seppo Leminen & Mika Westerlund, 2021. "Living Labs: From Niche to Mainstream Innovation Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-25, January.

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