Operationalizing inclusive innovation: Lessons from innovation platforms in livestock value chains in India and Mozambique

Various authors have identified the potential relevance of innovation system approaches for inclusive innovation, that is, the means by which new goods and services are developed for and by the poor. However, it is still a question how best to operationalize this. Innovation platforms (IPs) represen...

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Autores principales: Swaans, Cornelis P.M., Boogaard, Birgit K., Bendapudi, R., Taye, H., Hendrickx, Saskia C.J., Klerkx, Laurens
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Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41662
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author Swaans, Cornelis P.M.
Boogaard, Birgit K.
Bendapudi, R.
Taye, H.
Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
Klerkx, Laurens
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Boogaard, Birgit K.
Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
Klerkx, Laurens
Swaans, Cornelis P.M.
Taye, H.
author_facet Swaans, Cornelis P.M.
Boogaard, Birgit K.
Bendapudi, R.
Taye, H.
Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
Klerkx, Laurens
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description Various authors have identified the potential relevance of innovation system approaches for inclusive innovation, that is, the means by which new goods and services are developed for and by the poor. However, it is still a question how best to operationalize this. Innovation platforms (IPs) represent an example of putting an inclusive innovation system approach into practice by bringing different types of stakeholders together to address issues of mutual concern and interest with a specific focus on the marginalized poor. This paper explores the formation and functioning of IPs with the aim of providing lessons on the conditions and factors that play a role in making them effective. The study shows the importance of social organization, representation, and incentives to ensure a ‘true’ participatory innovation process, which is based on demand and embedded in the context. Critical to this is a flexible planning process stimulating incremental change through so-called innovation bundles (i.e. combinations of technological, organizational, and institutional innovations) and reflexive learning (systematically challenging constraining factors). Furthermore, local institutions embedded in norms and values are crucial to understand people's decisions. Due to weak linkages between value chain actors, innovation brokers have a vital role in facilitating the innovation process. Overall, IPs are a promising model for inclusive innovation, but they require a careful assessment of and adjustment to the institutional context.
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spelling CGSpace416622024-04-25T06:01:23Z Operationalizing inclusive innovation: Lessons from innovation platforms in livestock value chains in India and Mozambique Swaans, Cornelis P.M. Boogaard, Birgit K. Bendapudi, R. Taye, H. Hendrickx, Saskia C.J. Klerkx, Laurens innovation value systems livestock mozambique Various authors have identified the potential relevance of innovation system approaches for inclusive innovation, that is, the means by which new goods and services are developed for and by the poor. However, it is still a question how best to operationalize this. Innovation platforms (IPs) represent an example of putting an inclusive innovation system approach into practice by bringing different types of stakeholders together to address issues of mutual concern and interest with a specific focus on the marginalized poor. This paper explores the formation and functioning of IPs with the aim of providing lessons on the conditions and factors that play a role in making them effective. The study shows the importance of social organization, representation, and incentives to ensure a ‘true’ participatory innovation process, which is based on demand and embedded in the context. Critical to this is a flexible planning process stimulating incremental change through so-called innovation bundles (i.e. combinations of technological, organizational, and institutional innovations) and reflexive learning (systematically challenging constraining factors). Furthermore, local institutions embedded in norms and values are crucial to understand people's decisions. Due to weak linkages between value chain actors, innovation brokers have a vital role in facilitating the innovation process. Overall, IPs are a promising model for inclusive innovation, but they require a careful assessment of and adjustment to the institutional context. 2014-07-03 2014-07-02T05:49:28Z 2014-07-02T05:49:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41662 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Swaans, K., Boogaard, B., Bendapudi, R., Taye, H., Hendrickx, S. and Klerkx, L. 2014. Operationalizing inclusive innovation: Lessons from innovation platforms in livestock value chains in India and Mozambique. Innovation and Development 4(2):239-257.
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Boogaard, Birgit K.
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Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
Klerkx, Laurens
Operationalizing inclusive innovation: Lessons from innovation platforms in livestock value chains in India and Mozambique
title Operationalizing inclusive innovation: Lessons from innovation platforms in livestock value chains in India and Mozambique
title_full Operationalizing inclusive innovation: Lessons from innovation platforms in livestock value chains in India and Mozambique
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value systems
livestock
mozambique
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