14215: Reimagining Spaces for Innovation in an Era of Co-Creation and Sustainable Growth

Friday, July 25, 2025

15:15 - 17:45 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall A- A2-m4

Session Type: PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Practice,Research
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Organizer(s)

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Anna Yström

Linköping University, Sweden
SO

Susanne Ollila

Chalmers U. of Technology, Sweden

Distinguished Speaker(s)

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Saras Sarasvathy

U. of Virginia, United States

Presenter(s)

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Melodie Cartel

UNSW Business School, Australia, Australia
AF

Albrecht Fritzsche

IEDC Bled School of Management, Slovenia
SH

Stefan Haefliger

Bayes Business School, United Kingdom
KH

Katharina Hoelzle

U. of Stuttgart, Germany
QP

Quentin Plantec

-, France
DR

Deborah Roberts

U. of York, United Kingdom

Facilitator(s)

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Wisdom Kanda

Linköping University, Sweden
MK

Magnus Carl Klofsten

Linköping U., Sweden
DK

Daniel Kindström

Linköping University
EL

Erik Lundmark

Macquarie Business School, Macquarie U.
LW

Lars Witell

Linköping University, Sweden

Recent global developments have reshaped how innovation is created, and this PDW aims to revisit the notion of "Spaces for Innovation" to advance our scholarly understanding. Challenges and opportunities presented by an imminent era characterized by co-creation and sustainable growth will be explored. By acknowledging the less rational perspectives such actor dynamics, we will move beyond merely addressing the physical space and include virtual, cognitive, and social dimensions of innovation spaces. Thus, this PDW bridges previously siloed research areas related to innovation management and organizational spaces. Scholars from diverse disciplines will convene to collaboratively develop a research agenda addressing the evolving ways we comprehend milieus fostering innovation. The workshop will commence with an inspirational keynote by Professor Saras Sarasvathy on the topic “Conversation as a space for co-creation”. Participants will then engage in interactive discussions at thematic round-tables, encompassing a range of theoretical perspectives, empirical settings, levels of analysis, and methodological approaches. Each round-table is hosted by experienced and active scholars who have conducted research related to the concept of innovation spaces. The goal is to advance research and shape a joint research agenda on spaces for innovation.