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Fostering Quality of Life through Social Innovation: A Living Lab Methodology Study Case
Author(s) -
EdwardsSchachter Mónica E.,
Matti Cristian E.,
Alcántara Enrique
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2012.00588.x
Subject(s) - living lab , empowerment , social innovation , corporate governance , identification (biology) , quality (philosophy) , collaborative governance , business , exploratory research , principal (computer security) , public relations , open innovation , knowledge management , sociology , process management , marketing , economic growth , political science , economics , social science , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , world wide web , botany , finance , biology , operating system
Participative processes and citizens’ empowerment are considered crucial aspects of social innovation ( SI ), involving collaborative activities between the private, public, and third sectors. This article discusses the principal trends in the literature on the concept of SI , its aims and differential characteristics related to the identification of people's needs, citizen participation processes, and improved quality of life. We present an exploratory case study of SI focusing on the gap between elderly people's needs and the generation of business opportunities, using a living lab ( LL ) methodology for collaborative placed‐based innovation. Our results suggest that LL s are a useful instrument to detect community needs and improve local development and support and integrate technological and social innovations in policies and local governance processes.