Ideal-types of experimentation practices in agricultural Living Labs: Various appropriations of an open innovation model

Toffolini, Quentin; Hannachi, Mourad; Capitaine, Mathieu; Cerf, Marianne

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103661

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“…The traditional approach to innovation in sustainable food system transformation is that it is supposed to be driven by academia, scientific insights and technology. However, it is found that mentoring in a living lab context has the potential to create what is sometimes referred to as a knowledge triangle-an environment where innovation meets education and research in a shared learning and workspace [12].…”

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“…The Living Lab approach aims to create an ecosystem that-inspired by different future scenarios-can turn the result of the innovation process into potential solutions using an experimental approach [2,3,12]. Some of the important features of the Living Lab approach include user participation and the broad engagement of different actors to explore potential solutions [2].…”

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“…This kind of Multi-Actor approach permeates recent policy documents on innovation and climate adaption and includes the capacity to co-create new technologies, products or services in an open and real-life experimental environment [3]. As such, the Living Lab approach holds the potential to make important contributions to the food system transformation that is needed in collaboration with different actors in the food system [12]. It is therefore not surprising that much policy and research effort has been mobilized to examine the full potential of Living Labs in a food context.…”

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Is a Living Lab Also a Learning Lab?—Exploring Co-Creational Power of Young People in a Local Community Food Context

Chapagain

Mikkelsen

2023

Youth

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Living lab approaches are increasingly being explored and studied as means to address societal problems and develop viable solutions. The approach put emphasis on user participation as a way to co-create new technologies, products or services in an open and real-life environment. Against this background, we set out to ask to what extent a living lab can also be a learning lab. We used the concepts of Project-Based Learning and STEM teaching approaches as a theoretical framework to understand the potential of the Living Lab concept to create learning as well as solutions. This study applies a case study approach as a method for qualitative data collection. The case of the learning lab at “Læringshuset”—one of the schools involved in the SESAM program, was used as the case. The themes for the SESAM program were to create an understanding of the principles of sustainable food production and consumption using a scientific approach. The “Læringshuset” is a newly built school tailored to Project-Based Learning (PBL). In total, 12 rounds of interviews were carried out with three different types of informants who were involved in the SESAM program at Læringshuset: pupils (n = 8), teachers (n = 2) and mentors (n = 4). The data collected formed part of a larger data set that was collected as part of the SESAM evaluation in the 2021 and 2022 versions. This study concludes that the Living Lab format created around a school setting can serve multiple purposes: (i) it can be an important solution provider that acknowledges the value of solutions from young minds, and (ii) at the same time, it can be a learning lab in which multiple actors from the local community can engage in creating valuable solutions and learn from each other. Using the Living and Learning Lab is a good way to create both action and engagement and empowerment, and in particular, we find that it is well suited to create cross-community engagement around topics related to green food system transformation.

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2023

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“…The innovation ecosystems that promote such developments are the Living Labs, wherein the scientists and farmers share knowledge, providing user-centric ideas and solutions [248]. The context-related, holistic knowledge of the farmers will support the sustainable exploitation of the agronomical functions of trichogenic SeNPs sharing activities with the biological systems in question [249,250]. In the innovative ecosystem of Living Labs, new directions for trichogenic SeNPs applications, i.e., sprout and microgreen biofortification, food packaging, and the control of food pathogens, could be developed and upscaled.…”

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The Clothes Matter—Exploiting Agronomical Functions of Trichogenic Selenium Nanoparticles Sharing Activities with Biological Systems Wherein (Were) Formed

Ciobanu,

Bînzari,

Dima

et al. 2024

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The formation of biogenic selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) through microbial activities is a promising technique that can contribute to the development of reliable, non-toxic and environmentally friendly synthesis methods. Among these, under optimal conditions, myconanotechnology confers particular characteristics due to the generation of bioactive fungal metabolites with various bioactivities. The formed SeNPs are known to be stabilized by the biomolecules of the microorganism, forming a so-called bio-corona or capping structure. The composition of this bio-corona greatly impacts the SeNPs activity, but investigations have been limited to date. The SeNPs produced by Trichoderma sp. have potential applications in crops and environmental management, as both selenium and Trichoderma are known to benefit cultivated plants and phytoremediation. This review summarizes the biosynthesis of SeNPs by Trichoderma sp. and contextualizes the possible correlations between SeNPs and biomolecules produced by Trichoderma; it also provides a missing analysis that could help understand and optimize this process. Biosynthesis methods and probable mechanisms are briefly discussed as well as the role and applications of trichogenic SeNPs as plant protectants, plant biostimulants, and safe biofortifying agents. The knowledge gaps related to mechanisms of trichogenic SeNPs biosynthesis, the control of the desired characteristics for a specific agricultural function, and technology scale-up are discussed in connection with the needed future research directions.

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The use of living labs to advance agro-ecological theory in the transition towards sustainable land use: A tale of two polders

Marselis,

Hannula,

Trimbos

et al. 2024

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

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Ideal-types of experimentation practices in agricultural Living Labs: Various appropriations of an open innovation model

Cited by 6 publications

References 34 publications

Is a Living Lab Also a Learning Lab?—Exploring Co-Creational Power of Young People in a Local Community Food Context

Is a Living Lab Also a Learning Lab?—Exploring Co-Creational Power of Young People in a Local Community Food Context

The Clothes Matter—Exploiting Agronomical Functions of Trichogenic Selenium Nanoparticles Sharing Activities with Biological Systems Wherein (Were) Formed

The use of living labs to advance agro-ecological theory in the transition towards sustainable land use: A tale of two polders

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