The Innovation Ecosystem as a Source of Value Creation: A Value Creation Lever for Open Innovation

ISBN-13: 9781786305749 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 256 str.

Saint Julien

Spis treści

Introduction xiChapter 1 Innovation Ecosystem: Definitions 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Definitions of innovation 11.3 Innovation clusters, business ecosystems, innovation ecosystems: what are the differences? 31.3.1 The innovation cluster: in favor of continuous innovation 31.3.2 The business ecosystem: an anchor in the value proposition 41.3.3 The innovation ecosystem: co-creation for innovation 61.4 Towards an understanding of the innovation ecosystem through four concrete examples 91.4.1 The university innovation ecosystem 91.4.2 The university-industrialist innovation ecosystem 121.4.3. The university-industrialist-commercial innovation ecosystem 141.4.4 The start-up-industry-financier innovation ecosystem 171.4.5. Towards a non-universal definition of the innovation ecosystem 201.5 Strengths, drawbacks and boundaries of the innovation ecosystem 221.5.1 The strengths of the innovation ecosystem 221.5.2 The drawbacks of the innovation ecosystem 221.5.3 The porous boundaries of the innovation ecosystem 231.6 Conclusion 24Chapter 2 Innovation Ecosystem and Innovation Processes 272.1 Introduction 272.2 A tangle of concepts in the innovation ecosystem 282.2.1 Ecology as the origin of the innovation ecosystem 282.2.2 The commercial ecosystem 322.2.3 The innovation ecosystem 342.2.4 The knowledge ecosystem 362.2.5 The roles of Valkokari's three ecosystems in innovation 362.3 The innovation process: from discovery to innovation 402.3.1 Discovery, invention, innovation: what are the differences? 402.3.2 Definition of the innovation process 422.3.3 The innovation process in the innovation ecosystem 432.4 Ecosystems and innovation processes 442.4.1 Certain phases of the innovation process forgotten in ecosystems 442.4.2 Example 1: "graphene" innovation process 462.4.3 Example 2: "carbyne" innovation process 472.4.4 The links between innovation ecosystems and innovation processes 492.5 Conclusion 51Chapter 3 Modeling: Combination of Three Ecosystems 533.1 Introduction 533.2 The roles of the actors and their activities: examples 543.2.1 Example 1: from the atom to the graphene bulb 543.2.2 Example 2: from carbon atoms to carbyne material 563.3 The roles of the three ecosystems of the innovation ecosystem 573.3.1 Roles of scientific ecosystems 573.3.2 Roles of technological ecosystems 583.3.3 Roles of commercial ecosystems 583.4 Foundations of innovation ecosystem modeling 583.4.1 The basis of the modeling: the combination of the three ecosystems 583.4.2 Affiliation: birth of the iterative network 603.4.3 Transfers: the birth of the integrated value chain 613.5 Modeling the "graphene" innovation ecosystem 623.5.1 "Graphene" innovation ecosystem, its iterative network and its integrated value chain 623.5.2 The roles of the iterative network and the integrated value chain 643.6 Modeling the "carbyne" innovation ecosystem 653.6.1 "Carbyne" innovation ecosystem, its iterative network and its integrated value chain 653.6.2 The roles of the iterative network and the integrated value chain 663.7 Modeling the innovation ecosystem 673.7.1 Modeling anchored on the iterative network and the integrated value chain 673.7.2 Modeling the innovation ecosystem 693.8 Conclusion 70Chapter 4 The Actors of the Innovation Ecosystem 734.1 Introduction 734.2 The actors of the ecosystems 734.2.1 Four profiles of actors: the "contrib-actors" 734.2.2 Logics beyond technological standards 764.2.3 The roles of the actors within the innovation ecosystem 774.3 Activities of actors in the innovation ecosystem 804.3.1 Communities of actors 804.3.2 Innovation activities 814.3.3 Coordination through digital platforms 824.3.4 Towards hub and spoke ecosystems 824.4 Coexistence of multiple dependencies 834.4.1 Co-specialization 834.4.2 Coordination 864.4.3 Co-evolution 894.5 Conclusion 90Chapter 5 Coherence and Interdependencies 915.1 Introduction 915.2 Towards a search for coherence between design situations and capabilities 925.2.1 Design situations and capabilities 925.2.2 From capabilities held to capabilities to be acquired 925.2.3 Complementary capacities: relational capacities 945.3 Pool and reciprocal interdependencies 955.3.1 The perception of interdependence 955.3.2 Creation of pool interdependence 965.3.3 Creation of reciprocal interdependencies 1005.3.4 A combination of pool and reciprocal interdependencies 1045.4 Towards a search for coherence 1055.5 Conclusion 106Chapter 6 The Iterative Network: Collaboration and Typology 1076.1 Introduction 1076.2 Networks and ecosystems: a brief overview 1086.3 The network: an anchor for collaboration 1096.3.1 Definition of collaboration 1096.3.2 Expectations of collaboration 1106.3.3 Barriers to collaboration 1116.4 "Small worlds" and interdependencies 1146.4.1 The emergence of "small worlds" 1146.4.2 Interdependencies and collaboration 1166.5 Typology of collaborations 1176.5.1 The three types of collaborations 1176.5.2 Strong collaboration: pool and reciprocal combination 1186.5.3 Medium collaboration: pool and reciprocal articulation 1196.5.4 Weak collaboration: asymmetry between pool and reciprocal 1206.6 The innovation ecosystem network: definition and criteria 1216.6.1 Definition of the iterative network of the innovation ecosystem 1216.6.2 The "small-world" actors of the network 1226.6.3 Dimensions of the iterative network 1246.6.4 The evolution of the iterative network 1256.7 Conclusion 126Chapter 7 Asset and Knowledge Transfers: The Integrated Value Chain 1297.1 Introduction 1297.2 Traditional value chain, focal actor, limits 1307.2.1 The traditional value chain 1307.2.2 The value chain anchored on the focal actor and niches 1317.3 Integrated value chain: an anchoring in knowledge 1327.3.1 Definitions of the knowledge value chain 1327.3.2 The KVC: a sequence of cognitive tasks 1337.3.3 The KVC: a chain of processes 1347.3.4 Identification of the knowledge processes of the innovation ecosystem 1367.4 Transfer processes 1367.4.1 Definition of the knowledge transfer process 1367.4.2 Content transfer processes 1377.4.3 Transfer processes in context 1397.5 The integrated value chain of the innovation ecosystem 1407.5.1 A combination of assets and knowledge 1407.5.2 The objectives of transfers in the integrated value chain 1437.5.3 The roles of the actors in the integrated value chain 1477.5.4 Towards an integrated value chain modeling 1507.5.5 Transfers via interdependencies 1527.6 Conclusion 154Chapter 8 Ecosystems and Strategies 1578.1 Introduction 1578.2 Innovation creates value 1588.2.1 Open innovation at the heart of innovation strategies 1588.2.2 The challenges of innovation 1588.3 Profound strategic changes 1598.3.1 The evolution of strategies 1598.3.2 A strategic foundation rooted in collaboration 1628.4 Collaborative strategies 1638.4.1 Two main collaborative strategies 1638.4.2 Experience-based strategy 1648.4.3 Strategy based on exploration and reflection 1658.5 Conclusion 167Chapter 9 Ecosystems and Value Creation 1699.1 Introduction 1699.2 A search for a balance between opportunism and reciprocity 1699.2.1 The production of value 1699.2.2 The limits of the focal firm 1709.2.3 Between opportunism and reciprocity 1729.3 Creating value through collaboration 1749.3.1 Value creation through value constellations 1749.3.2 Value creation through the network and value chain 1749.4 Value creation through net value 1759.4.1 Definition of net value 1759.4.2 Evolution of the value chain towards net value 1769.4.3 Net value characteristics 1779.5 A combination of decontextualization and recontextualization of knowledge 1799.5.1 Decontextualization of value-creating knowledge 1799.5.2 Recontextualization of value-creating knowledge 1799.6 Conclusion 180References 183Index 207

O autorze

Odile de Saint Julien is a senior strategy consultant and a professor at KEDGE BS, France. She explores the development of innovation ecosystems to create economic, technological and social value.