Livinglabs as models of open innovation. Analysis based on the concept of extitution
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Capture device, institutions, Internet, virtual methods, Sociology of TranslationAbstract
Open innovation is a way of organising innovation and development (R&D) processes that has recently become popular. The distance that the open innovation model claims to establish with respect to closed innovation is a commonplace in a large number of publications. However, several works question it. In this article we propose a critical reading of open innovation in the light of the concept of ‘extitution’. With the help of this notion, we describe how certain organisations define their ‘innovation environment’ and the ‘external actors’ they
seek to involve in R&D processes. The case studies are living laboratories in Spain that are active in the health and wellness sector. The material was collected using virtual methods and
was analysed using an approach inspired by the Sociology of Translation. The results reveal
a persistent invitation to establish strong relationships with the laboratory, through a set of
problematisation, interestment and enrolment efforts, through which they relate to their externality. Based on these results, the extitutional character of living laboratories is discussed.
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