Co-creation as an innovative setting to improve the uptake of scientific knowledge: Overcoming obstacles, understanding considerations and applying enablers to improve scientific impact in society

Impact-driven research is a EU priority and, increasingly, for universities around Europe. Still, there is need for specific strategies to improve the societal impact of scientific knowledge and therewith improve the uptake of scientific results. Co-creation deeply evolves the role of scientific kno...

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Published in:Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship 2021, Vol.10 (1), p.1-14, Article 35
Main Authors: Stier, J, Smit, S. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business and Management
Co-creation
Collaboration
Communication
Economic Geography
Economic Policy
Entrepreneurship
Higher education
Innovations
Knowledge management
Open access
Quadruple helix
Science
Scientific knowledge
Societal challenges
Societal impact
Society
Strategic management
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Summary:Impact-driven research is a EU priority and, increasingly, for universities around Europe. Still, there is need for specific strategies to improve the societal impact of scientific knowledge and therewith improve the uptake of scientific results. Co-creation deeply evolves the role of scientific knowledge and increases its impact. Albeit there is much research on the conceptualization and contextualization of co-creation, research on the microlevel dynamics of co-creation is less common. This article aims to understand the dynamics of and clarify the role of co-creation within and between quadruple helix actors (academia, government, industry and societal partners). Here, co-creation refers to the collaboration, where such actors actively join forces to address challenges. This paper revolves around insights from the European Commission Horizon 2020-project-Accomplissh (www.accomplissh.eu) which stands for "Accelerate co-creation by setting up a multi-actor platform for impact from Social Sciences and Humanities". The results lay bare a set of obstacles, areas of consideration and enablers in co-creation. This said, it is argued that scientific knowledge is optimally utilized when a set of guidelines or recommendations are followed and carried out by all involved actors.
ISSN:2192-5372
2192-5372
DOI:10.1186/s13731-021-00176-2