Living labs: Implementing open innovation in the public sector

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 90-98

  Gascó, Mila ^a  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Co creation; Co production; Collaborative innovation; Fab labs; Living labs; Open innovation; Open innovation intermediaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999711679     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2016.09.003     Document Type: Article

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