Abstracts
Abstract
The rise of the maker movement, including hackathons and fablabs, provides new opportunities for companies to boost innovation by collaborating with creative, tech-savvy and intrinsically motivated people, known as makers. This paper connects open innovation and maker movement research by investigating how makers and companies can work together within an industry-specific makerspace setting. We use a qualitative case study design and focus on the German photonics industry. Our results shed light on the expectations makers and companies have when considering a collaboration, along with the perceived benefits and risks. Furthermore, we uncover crucial design factors for industry-specific makerspaces.
Keywords:
- open innovation,
- collaborative innovation,
- makerspaces,
- fablabs,
- maker movement,
- hackathons,
- photonics industry
Résumé
L’essor du mouvement des makers notamment des hackathons et des fablabs, offre aux entreprises de nouvelles possibilités de stimuler l’innovation en collaborant avec des personnes créatives, douées pour la technologie et intrinsèquement motivées, appelées makers. Cet article établit un lien entre l’innovation ouverte et la recherche sur le mouvement des makers en examinant comment les makers et les entreprises peuvent coopérer dans un makerspace propre à un secteur d’activité. Nous utilisons une étude de cas qualitative et nous nous concentrons sur l’industrie photonique allemande. Nos résultats font la lumière sur les attentes des makers et des entreprises lorsqu’ils envisagent une collaboration, ainsi que sur les avantages et les risques perçus. En outre, nous découvrons des facteurs de conception cruciaux pour les makerspaces propres à un secteur d’activité.
Mots-clés :
- innovation ouverte,
- innovation collaborative,
- makerspaces,
- fablabs,
- mouvement maker,
- hackathons,
- industrie photonique
Resumen
El auge del movimiento maker y, en especial, de los hackathons y los fablabs, brinda nuevas oportunidades para que las empresas impulsen la innovación colaborando con personas creativas, conocedoras de la tecnología y altamente motivadas, conocidas como makers. Este artículo establece un vínculo entre la innovación abierta y la investigación del movimiento maker, analizando cómo los makers y las empresas pueden cooperar en un makerspace de un sector industrial concreto. Para ello, emplearemos un diseño cualitativo de estudio de caso y nos centramos en la industria fotónica alemana. Con los resultados obtenidos, trataremos de arrojar luz sobre las expectativas de los makers y las empresas al considerar una colaboración, así como sobre los beneficios y riesgos percibidos. Además, revelaremos factores de diseño cruciales para los makerspaces de sectores industriales específicos.
Palabras clave:
- innovación abierta,
- innovación colaborativa,
- makerspaces,
- fablabs,
- movimiento maker,
- hackatones,
- industria fotónica
Appendices
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