Practice Abstract - Research and innovation

Demonstration as a tool for multi-stakeholder-based co-creation processes

Demonstration as an inherent part of multi-stakeholder-based co-creation processes help to create a better understanding between the different actors and stakeholders to support co-design and co-creation for innovation through demonstration.

This multi-stakeholder-based "social creation of innovation" in combination with prototypical approaches accompanied by demonstration differs from purely academic approaches and their frequent linear innovation models by involving all actors in the innovation processes from start to finish. Rather, all actors - including farmers and industry - should be involved with all their entrepreneurial skills, instead of seeing them as objects of study or only as targets for innovation outcomes.

It is therefore recommended to include a guided and moderated demonstration before a planned co-creation process. This demonstration can lead to an intensive discussion and exchange, in which the character of the actors can become very clear but can also lead to a so-called team feeling of the actors present. A demonstration activity is therefore, besides the transfer of information, an icebreaker, a teambuilding method, and a good start into a co-creation process.

Source Project
EURAKNOS
Ongoing | 2019-2021
Main funding source
Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
Geographical location
Belgium
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