The Innovation Ecosystem as a Source of Value Creation

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Introduction
5. 1 Innovation Ecosystem: Definitions
   1. 1.1. Introduction
   2. 1.2. Definitions of innovation
   3. 1.3. Innovation clusters, business ecosystems, innovation ecosystems: what are the differences?
   4. 1.4. Towards an understanding of the innovation ecosystem through four concrete examples
   5. 1.5. Strengths, drawbacks and boundaries of the innovation ecosystem
   6. 1.6. Conclusion
6. 2 Innovation Ecosystem and Innovation Processes
   1. 2.1. Introduction
   2. 2.2. A tangle of concepts in the innovation ecosystem
   3. 2.3. The innovation process: from discovery to innovation
   4. 2.4. Ecosystems and innovation processes
   5. 2.5. Conclusion
7. 3 Modeling: Combination of Three Ecosystems
   1. 3.1. Introduction
   2. 3.2. The roles of the actors and their activities: examples
   3. 3.3. The roles of the three ecosystems of the innovation ecosystem
   4. 3.4. Foundations of innovation ecosystem modeling
   5. 3.5. Modeling the “graphene” innovation ecosystem
   6. 3.6. Modeling the “carbyne” innovation ecosystem
   7. 3.7. Modeling the innovation ecosystem
   8. 3.8. Conclusion
8. 4 The Actors of the Innovation Ecosystem
   1. 4.1. Introduction
   2. 4.2. The actors of the ecosystems
   3. 4.3. Activities of actors in the innovation ecosystem
   4. 4.4. Coexistence of multiple dependencies
   5. 4.5. Conclusion
9. 5 Coherence and Interdependencies
   1. 5.1. Introduction
   2. 5.2. Towards a search for coherence between design situations and capabilities
   3. 5.3. Pool and reciprocal interdependencies
   4. 5.4. Towards a search for coherence
   5. 5.5. Conclusion
10. 6 The Iterative Network: Collaboration and Typology
    1. 6.1. Introduction
    2. 6.2. Networks and ecosystems: a brief overview
    3. 6.3. The network: an anchor for collaboration
    4. 6.4. “Small worlds” and interdependencies
    5. 6.5. Typology of collaborations
    6. 6.6. The innovation ecosystem network: definition and criteria
    7. 6.7. Conclusion
11. 7 Asset and Knowledge Transfers: The Integrated Value Chain
    1. 7.1. Introduction
    2. 7.2. Traditional value chain, focal actor, limits
    3. 7.3. Integrated value chain: an anchoring in knowledge
    4. 7.4. Transfer processes
    5. 7.5. The integrated value chain of the innovation ecosystem
    6. 7.6. Conclusion
12. 8 Ecosystems and Strategies
    1. 8.1. Introduction
    2. 8.2. Innovation creates value
    3. 8.3. Profound strategic changes
    4. 8.4. Collaborative strategies
    5. 8.5. Conclusion
13. 9 Ecosystems and Value Creation
    1. 9.1. Introduction
    2. 9.2. A search for a balance between opportunism and reciprocity
    3. 9.3. Creating value through collaboration
    4. 9.4. Value creation through net value
    5. 9.5. A combination of decontextualization and recontextualization of knowledge
    6. 9.6. Conclusion
14. References
15. Index
16. End User License Agreement