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When Tradition Turns into Innovation: How firms can create and appropriate value through tradition
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Quale innovazione per i servizi urbani?
No full textIl paper si propone di esplorare i meccanismi di innovazione dei servizi urbani. In particolare si concentra sul ruolo che possono svolgere le amministrazioni catturando un evidente potenziale intrinseco dei sistemi urbani ovvero quelle forze urbane singolari, isolate, in alcuni casi minute, eppure capaci di proporre, e addirittura implementare in forma embrionale, idee di servizi in risposta a problemi socio-urbani cui le città non riescono a dare risposta e che spesso stentano a riconoscere.
La tesi sostenuta studia come le amministrazioni possono diventare drivers di creatività e rinnovamento dell’offerta dei servizi urbani. Gli attivatori di innovazione urbana sono tipicamente sistemi complessi che includono diversi attori, quali persone, relazioni, valori, processi, strumenti, strutture fisiche o finanziarie. Il paper si propone quindi di analizzare alcuni di questi attivatori e di sviluppare un’ipotesi sul ruolo delle amministrazioni nel traghettare tali embrioni verso possibili servizi per la città
Emerging governance models in the Innovation of Urban Services: Risks and Opportunities
No full textBook of proceedings: Annual AESOP Congress, Definite Space – Fuzzy Responsibility, Prague, 13-16th July, 2015The proposed paper considers that cities are facing challenges to maintain urban infrastructure and establish efficient, open and participative innovation processes to jointly create the applications and services able to respond to citizens’ needs and to develop more inclusive and democratic urban processes. It accounts urban services as crucial factors for the innovation of urban governance. In particular, it focuses on public-place keeping services as paradigmatic examples of an active participation of citizens and different kind of institutions to the maintenance, creation and reactivation of public space within an innovation perspective. These public-place keeping services are potentials activators of the so-called 4P model (Private, Public, People Partnerships). In fact during the last decades it was suggested that it is possible to establish public-private partnerships (PPPs) for services supply so integrating the potentials of both the sides public and private (Osborne and Brown, 2011a). Nevertheless, many criticisms have been raised against PPPs that are charged to not be a real occasion of cooperation (Jessop, 2002; Miraftab, 2004). Some scholars begin to consider the potentials of new possible models for the management of public services. This paper, analysing two case studies from two different European cities (Athens and Rotterdam), will focus on which can be the role of the public sector in defining/envisioning possible futures in a 4Ps perspective.Published Versio
Advancing Social Innovation for a Carbon–Neutral Future: A Portfolio-Based Approach for the New European Bauhaus
Full text linkThis chapter explores the New European Bauhaus (NEB) EU research programme as a relevant instrument for advancing the European Green Deal by fostering tangible and on-the-ground improvements in people’s quality of life, mixing social innovation with more traditional innovation fields and approaches. The NEB programme, launched by the European Commission in 2020, brings forward a set of initiatives by integrating sustainability, inclusivity, and aesthetics. By leveraging partnerships across public, private, and civil society sectors, the NEB promotes small-scale, adaptable initiatives that collectively contribute to climate neutrality. The urgency of building a carbon–neutral future is framed as a complex problem that addresses technological, environmental, and social responsibility, given its impact on different sectors such as healthcare, education, mobility, housing, and overall well-being. Social innovations are positioned as essential to tackle the challenges bound to these interconnected sectors. However, exploiting social innovation to achieve systemic change requires dismantling existing barriers between sectors, governance levels, and cultural structures, and reframing the traditional “scaling” mechanisms in a broader perspective that combines bottom-up and top-down approaches. The chapter outlines how the NEB programme relates to social innovation for climate neutrality. Secondly, it emphasises the importance of adopting mission-oriented and portfolio-based approaches in EU-funded research schemes to ensure sustainable transitions. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the progress made by the NEB and the challenges that remain to include social innovation among the fundamental means to meet the grand societal goals of the European Green Deal and EU Missions
Experimenting with the New European Bauhaus Values and Principles in Urban Transformation
Full text linkThis open access book offers valuable insights into experimenting with New European Bauhaus values and principles in urban transformation, drawing on contributions from key players such as local activists, action researchers, municipalities, developers and artists. It highlights lessons learned from the lighthouse project “Desire - Designing the Irresistible Circular Society", weaving a narrative of transformative change. The book emphasizes innovative strategies, citizen engagement, and transdisciplinary approaches in shaping urban environments. The journey begins with an in-depth exploration of the Desire project, providing a nuanced understanding of the broader context of its experiments and research activities. This foundation leads to an examination of diverse approaches to achieving sustainable, inclusive, and aesthetically enriching urban transformations. Readers are guided through the complexities of urban change, gaining a holistic understanding of how urban transformation and an irresistible circular society can be cultivated and sustained within the dynamic landscape of European cities. Additionally, the book presents findings from an EU lighthouse project, showcasing how urban transformation sites evolve by integrating lessons that could inform future policy, research, and further advancements within the New European Bauhaus initiative
Achieving sustainability through a cyclical process of evaluation and adjustment: a support system for urban design
No full textEmma Bell Miles journal, 1908-1911
No full textJournal authored by Walden's Ridge naturalist, artist, and author Emma Bell Miles from 1908 May 24 to 1911 April 25
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