Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Living Labs (LLs) have been defined as collaborative spaces, innovation management tools, or open innovation networks, used to develop and validate new products or services by involving different actors within a real-life context. Dealing with a phenomenon that only recently has been institutionalized, where framework theories have been identified after the practice has already emerged, the present paper identifies theory-practice gaps based on a thematic analysis of in-depth case studies focusing on LLs experiences. Results suggest five main gaps to be addressed within future research, related to theoretical frameworks fragmentation, the involvement of users, the need for a clearer definition of LLs, and of an evolutionary approach to their analysis, the identification of a suitable theory for the real-life setting.
Source: Journal of Innovation Management
Institution: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405794640