Dear Colleagues,
Are you working on innovation for grand challenges? Curious how platforms like testbeds, living labs, and demonstrators can shape real-world transformation?
π Donβt miss our interactive panel at the AOM 2025 in Copenhagen.
π Tuesday, July 27, 2025 | 8:30β10:00 AM CEST
π Bella Center, Auditorium 11, Copenhagen
π About the session:
Mission Possible β Experimental Infrastructures for Innovation Ecosystems
This panel explores how Experimental Infrastructures (EIs) support mission-driven innovation by enabling co-creation, de-risking experimentation, and scaling across complex innovation ecosystems. Weβll discuss the social, institutional, and political dynamics that shape their design and impact.
π‘ Why Attend?
Whether youβre researching or designing innovation ecosystems, this session offers both cutting-edge theory and practical insights on how to build infrastructures that drive systemic change.
π¬ Topics we'll explore:
- How EIs organize, align, and scale innovations across diverse ecosystems
- How they reduce innovation risk and foster experimentation
- How social, political, and institutional dynamics shape their effectiveness
- What future research is needed to enhance their impact
π€ Distinguished Panelists:
- Carliss Baldwin (Harvard Business School): On platform architectures and selecting the βrightβ EI for a given grand challenge
- Jennifer Woolley (Santa Clara University): On value-rational innovation and AI-enabled healthcare
- Susanne Ollila (Chalmers University of Technology): On relational and political dynamics in collaborative innovation spaces
π§ Format:
A high-energy 90-minute panel including expert insights, interactive discussion, and open Q&A.
Moderated by Marcel Bogers, with insights from Discussant Hans Berends.
π₯ Organized by the Fieldlabs@Scale team:
Hans Berends, Marcel Bogers, Orlando Vazquez, Attabik Awan, Luca Vadacca, Jaime Bonnin Roca, Henk Akkermans, Leentje Volker, & Marc van den Berg
π Add this session to your AoM 2025 schedule! Click this link or scan the QR code below:
We look forward to seeing you in Copenhagen!
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Luca Vadacca
University of Twente
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