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Transformation Is a Game We Can’t Play Alone: Diversity and Co-creation as Key to Thriving Innovation Ecosystems

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Innovation ecosystems and their prosperity have drawn increasing interest in research and practice. Through a literature review, diversity in terms of the types of collaborators and the nature of interactions are identified as key ingredients for innovation ecosystems to thrive. Co-creation practices and culture help coping with inherent, added complexities in the collaboration among actors and create more sustainable, mutually beneficial value for all stakeholders in the ecosystems.

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    Pauliina Mattila, Boris Eisenbart, Anita Kocsis, Charles Ranscombe & Tiina Tuulos

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Mattila, P., Eisenbart, B., Kocsis, A., Ranscombe, C., Tuulos, T. (2019). Transformation Is a Game We Can’t Play Alone: Diversity and Co-creation as Key to Thriving Innovation Ecosystems. In: Chakrabarti, A. (eds) Research into Design for a Connected World. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 135. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5977-4_13

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