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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
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IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2022.3171735
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Ecosystems; Technological innovation; Collaboration; Business; Interviews; Biological system modeling; Sustainable development; Collaborative innovation; ecosystem strategy; grand challenges; innovation ecosystems; mission-oriented innovation; SDGs
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- German Federal Ministry for Education and Research [Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)] [01IO1915]
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This article investigates the strategic levers used to translate politically-defined missions into concrete ecosystem practices based on a case study of 15 technology-based innovation ecosystems in Germany. It emphasizes the importance of the broader socio-technical environment and organizational dynamics in designing mission-oriented innovation ecosystems.
In recent years, cross-sectoral, collaborative innovation within so-called mission-oriented innovation ecosystems has emerged as a key strategy to address the grand challenges of our time, ranging from climate change to global health and fostering sustainable, inclusive growth. By adopting an explorative research approach, this article investigates and systematizes the strategic levers employed to translate (politically-defined) missions into concrete ecosystem practices based on a case study of 15 technology-based innovation ecosystems in Germany. Ultimately, this article argues that mission integration into broader ecosystem strategy may happen at the level of an ecosystem's value proposition, architecture, or reward model. Identifying key levers for designing mission-oriented innovation ecosystems whilst also pointing to the importance of the broader socio-technical environment and organizational dynamics, the study lays out a number of options for practitioners to adjust ecosystem strategies according to their unique objectives and challenges.
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