ABSTRACT

A growing literature has explored the role of innovation as a driver of healthy economies. We discuss the role of Do-It-Yourself laboratories (‘DIY labs’) in driving open innovation. Digitalisation, in terms of faster, broader, and more easily accessible internet connectivity, has enabled private and public DIY labs to flourish, and to form online, practice-led Communities of Practice (‘COPs’). The phenomena of in-person DIY labs and online COPs seem to be part of a societal shift from centralised research and development departments in large organisations to democratic, user-led cyberspaces where ideas and innovations are generated by well-educated and well-connected participants. We argue that DIY labs address un-met market demands by individualising mass market products, processes, and services. We extend the COP lens by theorising on the effects of digitalisation on the advantageous interaction of COP members with DIY labs. We suggest how this interaction has significant social and economic implications, particularly in the ways that innovation activity in public spaces and organisations may be used and rewarded.

摘要

越来越多的文献探讨了创新作为健康经济驱动力的作用。我们讨论了自己动手实验室（“DIY 实验室”）在推动开放式创新方面的作用。就更快、更广泛和更容易访问的互联网连接而言，数字化使私人和公共 DIY 实验室蓬勃发展，并形成在线的、以实践为主导的实践社区 ('COPs')。面对面的 DIY 实验室和在线 COP 现象似乎是社会从大型组织的集中研发部门向民主的、用户主导的网络空间转变的一部分. 我们认为 DIY 实验室通过个性化大众市场产品、流程和服务来满足未满足的市场需求。我们通过理论化数字化对 COP 成员与 DIY 实验室的有利互动的影响来扩展 COP 镜头。我们建议这种互动如何产生重大的社会和经济影响，特别是在公共空间和组织中的创新活动可能被使用和奖励的方式方面。