Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies

This article seeks to advance knowledge of social innovation through understanding how public policy frameworks can both support and constrain its efficacy in an ever-changing world. In doing so, this article contributes to the framework for studying interventions related to innovation models that e...

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Autores: Silva-Flores, Martha L., Murillo, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional del ITESO
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11117/8218
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Palabra clave:Social Innovation
Ecosystems of Innovation
Public Policy
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spelling Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public PoliciesSilva-Flores, Martha L.Murillo, DavidSocial InnovationEcosystems of InnovationPublic PolicyThis article seeks to advance knowledge of social innovation through understanding how public policy frameworks can both support and constrain its efficacy in an ever-changing world. In doing so, this article contributes to the framework for studying interventions related to innovation models that emerge from a multidisciplinary approach to interpreting ecosystems. The question this paper attempts to answer: how can we best mitigate and overcome challenges and obstacles posed to social innovation in growing ecosystems? To answer this, we examined empirical data from actors involved in social innovation projects from two distinct, growth-stage ecosystems: Guadalajara, Mexico and Barcelona, Spain. The analysis yields three key constraining factors that obstruct social innovation: 1) Lack of critical mass for social innovation. 2) Fragmentation of actors' efforts in the innovation ecosystem. 3) Lack of citizen participation. By synthesising both the existing literature and this paper's findings, we'll propose three strategies that address issues that growing ecosystems face in their efforts to implement social innovation. The first strategy refers to mechanisms that connect citizens to scientific knowledge. The second pertains to the construction of common frameworks of action by different actors. Finally, the third strategy highlights the importance of citizen participation in social innovation projects.ITESO, A.C.Taylor & Francis2022-10-10T14:59:54Z2022-10-10T14:59:54Z2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfSilva-Flores, M. L. & Murillo, D. (2022) Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research. DOI: 10.1080/13511610.2022.2069548https://hdl.handle.net/11117/8218reponame:Repositorio Institucional del ITESOinstname:Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidenteinstacron:ITESOenghttp://quijote.biblio.iteso.mx/licencias/CC-BY-NC-ND-2.5-MX.pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:rei.iteso.mx:11117/82182024-10-04T18:53:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies
title Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies
spellingShingle Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies
Silva-Flores, Martha L.
Social Innovation
Ecosystems of Innovation
Public Policy
title_short Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies
title_full Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies
title_fullStr Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies
title_full_unstemmed Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies
title_sort Ecosystems of Innovation: Factors of Social Innovation and its Role in Public Policies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Silva-Flores, Martha L.
Murillo, David
author Silva-Flores, Martha L.
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Murillo, David
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Social Innovation
Ecosystems of Innovation
Public Policy
topic Social Innovation
Ecosystems of Innovation
Public Policy
description This article seeks to advance knowledge of social innovation through understanding how public policy frameworks can both support and constrain its efficacy in an ever-changing world. In doing so, this article contributes to the framework for studying interventions related to innovation models that emerge from a multidisciplinary approach to interpreting ecosystems. The question this paper attempts to answer: how can we best mitigate and overcome challenges and obstacles posed to social innovation in growing ecosystems? To answer this, we examined empirical data from actors involved in social innovation projects from two distinct, growth-stage ecosystems: Guadalajara, Mexico and Barcelona, Spain. The analysis yields three key constraining factors that obstruct social innovation: 1) Lack of critical mass for social innovation. 2) Fragmentation of actors' efforts in the innovation ecosystem. 3) Lack of citizen participation. By synthesising both the existing literature and this paper's findings, we'll propose three strategies that address issues that growing ecosystems face in their efforts to implement social innovation. The first strategy refers to mechanisms that connect citizens to scientific knowledge. The second pertains to the construction of common frameworks of action by different actors. Finally, the third strategy highlights the importance of citizen participation in social innovation projects.
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