The Impact of Living Lab Methodology on Open Innovation Contributions and Outcomes

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“…These "innovation projects" that lacked a real-life trial were, for example, projects in which testing only took place in a laboratory setting (15 projects) or where user ideation or co-creation took place without an intervention with (i.e., a prototype of) the innovation (33 projects). This can also be explained by the fact that, already in these exploratory stages, the absence of a market need was detected, which was the case for 1 out of 5 of these projects (see also Schuurman et al, 2016a). However, in general, the majority of the projects resulted in the original innovation idea -the one under investigation at the start of the project -being launched on the market at some point.…”

“…A living lab project approach is described as a structured approach to open innovation and user innovation (Almirall & Wareham, 2008;Schuurman et al, 2016a). Thus, we look at living lab projects from an innovation management perspective.…”

A Framework for Field Testing in Living Lab Innovation Projects

“…A living lab employs a multi-method approach, engages users, enables participation from multiple stakeholders, and operates in a real-life setting so that the different parties involved can co-create a solution (Robles et al, 2015). A study from Schuurman, De Marez, and Ballon (2016) showed that a living lab yields maximum value when evolving from concept to prototype, but if some methodological elements are missing, user contributions will be limited. This is often the case for the reallife technology intervention.…”

Living Labs versus Lean Startups: An Empirical Investigation

“…A living lab project approach is described as a structured approach to open innovation and user innovation (Almirall & Wareham, 2008;Leminen et al, 2012;Schuurman et al, 2016a). Thus, we look at living lab projects from an innovation management perspective.…”