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Landscapes of practices, social learning systems and rural innovation.

Chris Blackmore · 2012 · Open Research Online (The Open University)

Summary. Rural innovation systems benefit from understanding how communities of practice connect across boundaries. This paper applies Wenger's concept of 'landscapes of practices' to rural innovation, showing how learning and innovation potential increases when strong core practices link through active boundary processes. Examples of rural innovation communities demonstrate how systems thinking can help practitioners enhance their collective learning and innovation capacity across multiple interconnected groups.

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Blackmore, C.. (2012). Landscapes of practices, social learning systems and rural innovation. Open Research Online (The Open University). https://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/cpb5.html>

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innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems
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2026-04-28