Call for Chapters Living Labs – Innovating by Co-‐Creating with Users in Real-‐Life Environments Editors
Prof., Dr. Esteve Almirall, ESADE, Spain Adjunct Prof., Dr.(Econ.) Seppo Leminen Laurea University of Applied Sciences and Aalto University School of Business Prof., Dr. (Econ.) Mika Westerlund, Carleton University, Canada
Motivation
Innovation is actually more than ever related to finding novel solutions in complex and interrelated settings where business models, the emerge of new meanings and adoption by a diversity of constituencies play a major role. It is in this context where the involving and co-‐creating with all the interested parties in real-‐life environments becomes very relevant. Living Labs are physical or virtual realities where stakeholders form public-‐private-‐people partnerships (4Ps) of firms, public agencies, universities, institutes, and users. All are collaborating for creating, prototyping, validating, and testing new technologies, services, products, and systems in real-‐life contexts. Two main differences separate Living Labs from other forms of User Contributed innovation. First, the insistence on real-‐life environments allowing new meanings, behaviors and problems to emerge. Secondly, in living labs the users are the ones that shape the innovation in their own real-‐life environments, whereas in traditional innovation networks the insights of users are captured and interpreted by experts. Similar to other forms of open innovation, living labs are dynamic, but they are more formally structured and less boundless than other open innovation networks. However, there is little research on living labs as such. This edited volume brings together both academics and managers from fields of innovation and other fields applying living labs, living laboratories, and living labbing to explore the benefits and challenges living labs provide for variety of stakeholders. State-‐of-‐the-‐art research from different perspectives together with a sample of best living labs practices around the world will suit the needs of professionals and researchers alike.
Hence, the aims of this book are: • • •
Bringing together a state of art living lab concepts and their usage both for managers and scholars Strengthening living lab as area of innovation management Showing the challenges and benefits of applying living labs
Research methods
Theoretical and conceptual papers on living labs and challenges and benefits on applying the concepts not only the firm but also other organizations perspectives are welcome. Empirical studies that feature examples and outcomes of living labs are encouraged, as well as conceptual papers on living labs. Comparative studies that examine outcomes of living labs as well as similarities and differences between different sectors and countries are also welcome. The submitted papers can focus on, without being limited to, the following topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Theoretical insights from living lab research Methodologies in living labs Living labs as innovation ecosystem and network Living lab real life environments User-‐driven and user centric innovation in living labs Orchestration of living labs and living lab players Stakeholders roles in living labs Management of living lab networks Innovation and process drivers in living labs Role of living labs in innovation ecosystems Living lab cases and their usage in different fields and contexts The application of living labs Scales and instruments for the measurement of living labs benefits Legal issues in living labs Motivating users Metrics and key measures for the analysis of living labs Metrics and key measures for the analysis of living labs Strategy and Business model of living labs Commercialization of outcome in living labs
Timeline
Submission of abstract/outline: March 1st 2014 (500 word abstract). Notifications on acceptance/early comments: March 15 Full paper draft submission: May 15 (20 pages) Notification and review comments: June 15 Final submission September 1 Publication information All book chapters will be individually downloadable and accessible via SpringerLink.com or if someone buys the entire book in print or eBook from the Springer shop or affiliated partners such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble etc. Each chapter is Search Engine Optimized (using the abstract and title/authors) and thus Google can find individual chapters upon a keyword search directly leading to SpringerLink . Documents & contact Author guidelines can be found at http://www.springer.com/authors/book+authors?SGWID=0-154102-00-09 If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact one of the book editors: Prof., Dr. Esteve Almirall, ESADE, Spain email: esteve.almirall(at)esade.edu Adjunct Prof., Dr.(Econ.) Seppo Leminen Laurea University of Applied Sciences and Aalto University School of Business, Finland email: seppo.leminen(at)laurea.fi Prof., Dr. (Econ.) Mika Westerlund, Carleton University, Canada email: mika.westerlund(at)carleton.ca