ABSTRACT

This article discusses the question ‘How is learning supported within innovation labs and what are its impeding factors?’ It is based on three case studies already carried out on innovation labs in the social welfare sector in Germany. The use of innovation labs creates a specific setting for learning in the context of the workplace for its participants. The goal of the researched labs is to develop entrepreneurial education of the participating social intrapreneurs, which are mainly employees of different social enterprises. Participants are introduced to a combination of methods to foster social innovation through an open innovation process. The author points out three success factors for intrapreneurial learning, which are the lab process and methods used, the collaboration of the participants and the involvement of the organisations that sent their employees. The last chapters present the research results which are connected to the discourse of Adult and Continuing Education and strengthen the potential for organisations of continuing education as well as the need for research on integrated learning opportunities in the context of upcoming challenges in Germany.

摘要

本文讨论了“创新实验室如何支持学习及其阻碍因素是什么？”这一问题。它基于已经在德国社会福利部门的创新实验室进行的三个案例研究。创新实验室的使用为参与者在工作场所的环境中创造了一个特定的学习环境。研究实验室的目标是为参与的社会内部创业者开展创业教育，这些人主要是不同社会企业的员工。向参与者介绍了通过开放式创新过程促进社会创新的方法组合。作者指出了内部创业学习的三个成功因素，即所使用的实验室过程和方法，参与者的合作以及派遣员工的组织的参与。最后几章介绍了与成人和继续教育的话语相关的研究结果，并加强了继续教育组织的潜力，以及在德国即将面临的挑战的背景下对综合学习机会进行研究的必要性。