Open Innovation Strategies

Camille Aouinait has a PhD in economics and innovation management. Her research focuses on open innovation, knowledge transfer and support in the implementation of innovation in agri-food firms and the agricultural ecosystem.

• Preface ixIntroduction xiPart 1 Static and Descriptive Innovation 1Chapter 1 Definition of Open Innovation and Collaborative Innovation 31.1 Definition of open and collaborative innovation 31.2 Basic characteristics 91.2.1 From closed innovation to open innovation 91.2.2 Serendipity 131.2.3 Creativity 151.2.4 The absorption capacity of firms 161.2.5 The various degrees of innovation 181.2.6 Exploration versus exploitation in innovation processes 221.3 The creation of innovation and associated partnerships 241.3.1 Dynamics of collaborative innovation production 241.3.2 Forms of partnerships and degree of openness of innovation 251.3.3 Collaborative models: from the triple helix to mode 2, via the NSI 30Chapter 2 History of the Evolution of Collaboration Between Actors, and Creation of Innovation Networks 332.1 Genesis of collaboration and its evolution through different innovation models 332.1.1 History of collaboration 332.1.2 Evolution of the innovation models used 352.1.3 Top-down and bottom-up approaches 372.1.4 Location of actors for collaboration and impact on the type of innovation 422.2 Business ecosystems 422.3 Partnership experience 452.3.1 Creation of innovation networks 452.3.2 Profiles of the partners involved in the collaboration 482.3.3 Importance of the territorial level for the governance of innovation 522.3.4 Emergence and use of collaborative platforms 542.3.5 Intellectual property rights: license exchange and other notable examples of collaboration 57Part 2 Dynamic and Causal Innovation 63Chapter 3 The Reasons Behind Open Innovation and its Evolution 653.1 Evolution of the use of collaborative innovation: from classical to new models 653.1.1 FabLabs 663.1.2 The Artlab 683.1.3 Coworking spaces 693.1.4 Hacker spaces and maker spaces 713.1.5 Living Labs 723.1.6 Creative Labs 733.2 Diversity of collaborative forms: an organized space of actors based on geographical, social and organizational proximity 743.2.1 The spatial organization of actors in the form of clusters 743.2.2 Industrial districts 813.2.3 National Innovation Systems and Local Innovation Systems 823.3 The intermediaries of innovation 833.4 Innovation jointly created with users 89Chapter 4 Advantages, Disadvantages and Issues Related to Collaborative Innovation 994.1 Benefits of collaborative innovation for the actors involved 994.1.1 The modes of knowledge transfer and their implications on collaborative innovation 1064.1.2 The role of collaborative innovation at the economic, social, societal and environmental levels 1084.1.3 Sectors conducive to open innovation 1224.2 Limitations of the open innovation paradigm 1244.2.1 Actors’ levels of organization, between small and large firms 1244.2.2 Intellectual property: a sensitive point in the collaboration 1254.2.3 Clarification of monetary benefits 1264.2.4 Restricting access to protected results and impacts on science 1274.2.5 Actors’ cognitive skills 1274.2.6 What value does the innovation bring? 1284.3 Questions related to collaborative innovation 1334.3.1 The various paradoxes inherent in collaborative innovation 1334.3.2 Role of governance and actors 138Conclusion 143References 151Index 181