“Open innovation” and “triple helix” models of innovation: can synergy in innovation systems be measured?

Loet Leydesdorff, Inga Ivanova · 2016 · Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity

Summary. This paper compares open innovation and triple helix models as frameworks for generating innovation value. While open innovation centers on firms, the triple helix distributes leadership across firms, universities, and regional governments. The authors argue that measuring redundancy—the variety of perspectives from different coordination mechanisms—indicates an innovation system's capacity to generate new options and self-organize. Higher redundancy reduces uncertainty and increases system synergy and innovativeness.

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  author  = {Loet Leydesdorff and Inga Ivanova},
  journal = {Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.1186/s40852-016-0039-7},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40852-016-0039-7}
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DOI

10.1186/s40852-016-0039-7

Countries

Netherlands

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Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-04-28