@article {1221, title = {Applying a Living Lab Approach Within an eHealth Accelerator}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {9}, year = {2019}, month = {03/2019}, pages = {6-19}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {Through this study, we seek to understand the impact of the use of the living lab approach on product and business development in an eHealth accelerator. In the case accelerator, 20 startups developed innovative products atop the European FIWARE Future Internet technology platform. The novel design element of the case accelerator was the use of the living lab approach that was included for the purpose of engaging end users in the development and testing of new product prototypes. Our main result is that the living lab approach provided added value to participating companies and resulted in changes in their product development and marketing strategies. Overall, the case accelerator and the use of the living lab approach had a significant impact on the development, growth, and market success of the companies. Based on the results of the case accelerator, we propose the generic accelerator model presented by Pauwels and co-authors in 2016 to be extended with a new design element, the living lab approach. }, keywords = {accelerator, case study, ehealth, Living lab, Open innovation, SME, startup}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1221}, url = {https://timreview.ca/article/1221}, author = {Lotta Haukipuro and Satu V{\"a}in{\"a}m{\"o} and Leena Arhippainen and Timo Ojala} } @article {1160, title = {Editorial: Insights (June 2018)}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {8}, year = {2018}, month = {06/2018}, pages = {3-4}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, keywords = {3D printing, additive manufacturing, Amazon, boundary spanning, business models, civic innovation, culture, entrepreneurship, innovation integrators, knowledge transfer, living labs, sociotechnical systems, startup, university{\textendash}industry collaboration}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1160}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/1160}, author = {Chris McPhee} } @article {1156, title = {Innovation Instruments to Co-Create Needs-Based Solutions in a Living Lab}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {8}, year = {2018}, month = {05/2018}, pages = {22-35}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {This multiple case study focuses on co-creation facilitated with innovation instruments in three different environments {\textendash} a school, a hospital, and an airport {\textendash} in which 12 SMEs and startups developed solutions based on predefined needs of customer organizations, and where stakeholders actively participated through user involvement methods facilitated by a living lab. The article provides new knowledge regarding the benefits of the co-creation, user involvement, and use of the living lab approach within different contexts. Our findings show concrete benefits of co-creation for stakeholders such as companies, customer organizations, and end users. Based on our results, we propose a new, generic model for using innovation instruments to facilitate co-creation for the development of needs-based products and services in different service domains.}, keywords = {co-creation, innovation instrument, innovation process, Living lab, SME, startup, user involvement}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1156}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/1156}, author = {Lotta Haukipuro and Satu V{\"a}in{\"a}m{\"o} and Pauliina Hyrk{\"a}s} } @article {1071, title = {Editorial: Lean and Global (May 2017)}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {7}, year = {2017}, month = {05/2017}, pages = {3-5}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, keywords = {born global, entrepreneurship, global, international new venture, internationalization, lean, startup}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1071}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/1071}, author = {Chris McPhee and Stoyan Tanev} } @article {995, title = {Employment Dynamics of Australian Entrepreneurship: A Management Perspective}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {6}, year = {2016}, month = {06/2016}, pages = {33-40}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {This article attempts to draw together the literature on high-growth firms and management capability using Australian Government data from the Expanded Analytical Business Longitudinal Database. We tracked cohorts of new micro-sized firms (startups) over five years from birth. Compared with startups that had a low employment growth trajectory, medium- and high-growth micro-startups exhibited higher financial performance, higher innovation activity, and a greater propensity to seek external (debt or equity) finance. From a management perspective, medium- and high-growth startups were also significantly more likely to monitor and assess their performance across a wider range of performance indicators. High-growth micro-startups exhibited significantly higher operational process and organizational/managerial innovation, a higher likelihood of foreign ownership, and a greater demand for equity finance than medium-growth micro-startups. This data is consistent with other evidence that suggests that sustained high growth comes from superior strategic management and may suggest an ongoing role for government policy in building firm management capability in order to foster employment growth. }, keywords = {Australia, creative destruction, employment, entrepreneurship, high growth, innovation, management, productivity, startup}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/995}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/995}, author = {Luke Hendrickson and Stan Bucifal and Antonio Balaguer and David Hansell} } @article {956, title = {The Impact of Living Lab Methodology on Open Innovation Contributions and Outcomes}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {6}, year = {2016}, month = {01/2016}, pages = {7-16}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {Open innovation scholars as well as practitioners are still struggling with the practical implementation of open innovation principles in different contexts. In this article, we explore the value of a living lab approach for open innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Using a case study approach, we compared 27 SME projects conducted by iMinds Living Labs from 2011 to 2015. The results suggest that a real-life intervention and a multi-method approach {\textendash} both of which are methodological characteristics of living lab projects {\textendash} increase the chance of generating actionable user contributions for the innovation under development. Moreover, the results also suggest that a living lab project yields maximal value when evolving from concept towards prototype. Besides these exploratory findings, this article also demonstrates that living lab projects are a perfect "playground" to test and validate assumptions from the open innovation literature.}, keywords = {collaboration, distributed innovation, entrepreneur, Innovation management, living labs, Open innovation, SME, startup, user innovation, user involvement}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/956}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/956}, author = {Dimitri Schuurman and Lieven De Marez and Pieter Ballon} } @article {657, title = {How Can Entrepreneurs Motivate Crowdsourcing Participants?}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {3}, year = {2013}, month = {02/2013}, pages = {23-30}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {Crowdsourcing is a way to access a global crowd of talented people and to channel their talent and creative effort towards some useful endeavour. Technology entrepreneurs who may have limited resources, especially during the start-up phase of the business, will be attracted to crowdsourcing as a means to access funding, knowledge, subject matter experts, and resources on a global scale. In this article, we review the published research on crowdsourcing as it relates to motivation, and distil the insights from that research that will be useful to technology entrepreneurs. First, we organize the published research into three streams according to crowd type: i) task-based public crowd, ii) information-exchange public crowd, and iii) employee-based crowd. Next, we identify the motivational drivers common to all streams as well as the motivational drivers that are unique to each stream. Finally, we offer five recommendations for technology entrepreneurs seeking to apply crowdsourcing.}, keywords = {crowdsourcing, entrepreneur, startup, technology entrepreneurship}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/657}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/657}, author = {Derek Smith and Mohammad Mehdi Gharaei Manesh and Asrar Alshaikh} } @article {617, title = {Global Mindset: An Entrepreneur{\textquoteright}s Perspective on the Born-Global Approach}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {2}, year = {2012}, month = {10/2012}, pages = {27-31}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {The born-global approach calls for a startup to address the needs of a global market from inception. This approach provides an attractive alternative to the conventional staged approach to internationalization whereby a startup first operates in its home market and then enters one or more foreign markets sequentially. This article highlights the mindset change that an entrepreneur must make to move from the conventional staged approach to the born-global approach. The author of this article is an experienced entrepreneur and the article describes his own mindset change that occurred when enacting the born-global approach. The author uses his own experience and company as a case study to develop recommendations for other entrepreneurs who are evaluating the born-global approach to launch and grow a technology company. }, keywords = {born global, economic development, entrepreneurship, globalization, internationalization, startup}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/617}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/617}, author = {Robert Poole} } @article {628, title = {Q\&A. What Does a Global Startup Need to Know to Enter China?}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {2}, year = {2012}, month = {11/2012}, pages = {41-45}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, keywords = {born global, China, globalization, internationalization, market entry, market research, startup, strategy}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/628}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/628}, author = {Sara Rauchwerger} } @article {619, title = {TIM Lecture Series - Growing a Global Company Anchored on Open Source Software}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {2}, year = {2012}, month = {10/2012}, pages = {38-40}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, keywords = {BigBlueButton, entrepreneurship, global company, licenses, open source, startup, web conferencing}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/619}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/619}, author = {Fred Dixon} }