This study presents how a small and medium-sized company has successfully created a
new sector through constructing a business ecosystem. Drawing upon interviews and …

Abstract This Perspective Paper discusses a special case of digitalization, namely social
robots. Adding sociophysical and agentic properties to robots is likely to trigger new …

Abstract Approaches, such as Cloud Robotics, Robot-as-a-Service, merged Internet of
Things and robotics, and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) in production, show that the …

Abstract The Triple Helix model, focusing on interactions among academia, industry, and
government, has been an influential model for promoting innovation and regional …

Significant advancements within the fields of digitalization, electrification, and automation
have enabled the development, testing, and implementation of increasingly advanced …

Many countries are investing in the development of robotic applications for health and
elderly care services. Some care robots have already been commercialized, and new …

We investigate how a set of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can engage in
business model development within a regional innovation ecosystem. Based on a case of …

This paper describes a design-led workshop using a tangible modelling technique to
actively construct an Open Innovation (OI) ecosystem. The purpose was to explore how such …

In recent years, we have seen increasing interest in new service concepts that take
advantage of the capabilities of business ecosystems instead of single companies. In this …

In this study, attention is turned to those actors who orchestrate innovation networks; their
types, roles and capabilities. We assert that the type of orchestrator and what they (can) do …