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Living Lab: an open and citizen-centric approach for innovation

Birgitta Bergvall Kareborn, Anna Ståhlbröst · 2009 · International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development

Summary. Living Labs represent a new approach to managing innovation that combines an innovation milieu with citizen-centered methods. The paper examines Botnia Living Lab and the FormIT approach, demonstrating how involving citizens in designing e-services for municipal governance strengthens innovation processes. Key structural components of Living Labs enhance both the innovation process and its underlying principles.

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Kareborn, B. B., & Ståhlbröst, A.. (2009). Living Lab: an open and citizen-centric approach for innovation. International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijird.2009.022727

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DOI
10.1504/ijird.2009.022727
Countries
Sweden
Regions
Europe
Categories
innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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2026-04-28