Innovation processes are complex. It is through local interactions among people and
technologies that diverse and novel outcomes emerge. Even when governed by simple …

This article explores the role of institutions in innovation from a service-ecosystems
perspective, which helps to unify diverging views on innovation and extend the research …

This comprehensive and innovative Handbook applies the tools of the economics of
complexity to analyse the causes and effects of technological and structural change. It grafts …

This chapter refers to work that is concerned with the formation of innovation networks on the
one hand and their dynamics and evolution on the other hand. Although the literature on …

Taking Complexity Seriously applies the advanced policy analysis technique of triangulation
to what is now the world's most complex public policy challenge: sustainable development …

Innovation is nowadays a question of life and death for many of the economies of the
western world. Yet, due to our generally reductionist scientific paradigm, invention and …

Achieving and sustaining growth depends on the effective work of multiple and
interconnected actors—such as eg governments, the private sector, society, universities …

Despite the key role of actor networks in progressing new sustainable technologies, there is
a shortage of conceptual knowledge on how policy can help strengthen collaborative …

Managers and academics are increasingly viewing innovating firms as being
interdependent on other firms in the business ecosystem. But how might the structure of …

Complexity theory illuminates the many interactions between natural and social systems,
providing a better understanding of the general principles that can help solve some of …