01801nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245008300055210006900138260004200207300001000249490000600259520114400265653001501409653002501424653001301449653002501462653002201487100002101509700001701530856003601547       2013                        eng d  a1927-032100aActor Roles in an Urban Living Lab: What Can We Learn from Suurpelto, Finland?0 aActor Roles in an Urban Living Lab What Can We Learn from Suurpe  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/2013  a22-270 v33 aThere is a growing trend to involve citizens in city development to make urban areas more suitable to their needs and prevent social problems. City centres and neighbourhoods have increasingly been serving as regional living labs, which are ideal platforms to explore the needs of users as residents and citizens. This article examines the characteristics and success factors of urban living labs based on a case study of Suurpelto, Finland. Urban living lab activity is characterized by a practice-based innovation process with diffuse and heterogeneous knowledge production that aims to address urban problems of varying complexity. User involvement is critical for co-creating value, but equally important is collaboration between other living lab actors: enablers, providers, and utilizers. Enabler-driven labs can be successful in creating common goals but they need providers, such as development organizations, to boost development. Proactive networking, experimentation as a bottom-up process, using student innovators as resources, as well as commitment and longevity in development work are success factors for urban living labs.10ainnovation10aknowledge production10anetworks10aregional development10aurban living labs1 aJuujärvi, Soile1 aPesso, Kaija  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/742