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Towards a holistic user innovation policy

Bengtsson, Lars LU and Edquist, Charles LU (2020) In CIRCLE Working Paper 2020(11).
Abstract
This paper aims to synthesize previous user innovation policy proposals into an adapted systems of innovation framework, on which a holistic user innovation policy for the household sector can be based. We identify and review policy proposals made by user innovation researchers and categorize them according to ten key activities in the systems of innovation framework. In the review of 22 publications with policy proposals on user innovation, we find that the publications lack an integrating innovation policy framework. Most of them limit their policy proposals to a few policy activities, i.e., the innovation policy proposals are partial and mono-causal. In contrast to the linear view of the innovation process, user innovation researchers... (More)
This paper aims to synthesize previous user innovation policy proposals into an adapted systems of innovation framework, on which a holistic user innovation policy for the household sector can be based. We identify and review policy proposals made by user innovation researchers and categorize them according to ten key activities in the systems of innovation framework. In the review of 22 publications with policy proposals on user innovation, we find that the publications lack an integrating innovation policy framework. Most of them limit their policy proposals to a few policy activities, i.e., the innovation policy proposals are partial and mono-causal. In contrast to the linear view of the innovation process, user innovation researchers predominantly adopt an institutional view of the innovation process. Based on a systems of innovation framework, we propose a holistic innovation policy framework adapted to user innovation in the household sector. It is centered on ten key activities and policy instruments related to them. Our proposals effectively provide policy development support to policy researchers, policymakers, and politicians stressing the multicausal and non-linear features of the user innovation process. (Less)
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User innovation, Household sector, Systems of innovation, Innovation policy, Holistic innovation policy
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CIRCLE Working Paper
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2020
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11
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33 pages
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CIRCLE, Lund University
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English
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  author       = {{Bengtsson, Lars and Edquist, Charles}},
  keywords     = {{User innovation; Household sector; Systems of innovation; Innovation policy; Holistic innovation policy}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Working Paper}},
  number       = {{11}},
  publisher    = {{CIRCLE, Lund University}},
  series       = {{CIRCLE Working Paper}},
  title        = {{Towards a holistic user innovation policy}},
  url          = {{http://wp.circle.lu.se/upload/CIRCLE/workingpapers/202011_bengtsson.pdf}},
  volume       = {{2020}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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