Innovation, Institutions and Path Dependency

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Innovation, Institutions and Path Dependency
The management of Variation in Innovation Systems
Eawag, Dübendorf April 15 - 18
Workshop II of the Series on
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Overview

• Aim of the workshop
• Structure and program
• Cirus at Eawag
• Organizational details
• Introduction by series organizer (J.-P. Voss)
• Introductory round

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Aim of the workshop

• Role within the Workshop series
• Overall goal System innovation for sust dev
• First Complexity, third governance
• Specific goal contribution from innovation
  studies
• Thematic focus
• Balance between creating momentum and keeping
  flexibility over alternative socio-technical
  trajectories
• Specify the notion of path depencies
• Analyze the role of specific institutional
  structures that promote, hinder, shape specific
  transformation patterns
• Identify the relationship between technology
  promoting and incumbent actors
• Discuss the merits of different theoretical
  perspectives to analyze these coupled dynamics

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Aim of the workshop

• Building blocks of the workshop
• Theoretical perspectives on system innovations
• Systems of innovation perspective
• Multilevel perspective
• Others?
• Emergence of socio-technical configurations
• Danymics of Technological Innovation Systems
• Niches, Communities
• Coupled dynamics of technological trajectories
• Path entrenchment and strategies from incumbent
  actors
• Path creation and path management
• Sectoral transformation patterns
• Innovation regimes and innovation trajectories
• Implications for action Steering and reflexivity
• Politics and governance
• Sustainable development at a global scale

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Structure of the workshop (Monday, April 16)

• Innovation Systems and Transitions (B. Truffer)
  900 1215
• B. Truffer and J.-P. Voss Welcome and
  introductory notes
• J. Markard IS and Multi-level approaches
  Towards a shared framework
• Break 1000 1030
• S. Jacobson Breaking path dependence in the
  energy sector
• F. Steward The need for complementary
  perspectives
• Comment and Discussion (Discussant K. Konrad)
• Lunch 1215 1330
• Path creation and institutional processes (J.
  Markard) 1330 1730
• M. Hekkert Dynamics of innovation systems
• H. Rohracher Doing institutional analysis of IS
• Comment and Discussion (Discussant R. Kemp)
• Break 1500-1535
• R. Bleischwitz Variation in IS through
  communities
• R. Raven Local negotiation and alignment of
  expectations
• P. Vergragt Emerging hydrogen and CCS innovation
  systems

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Structure of the workshop (Tuesday, April 17)

• Inst. structures, diversity trans. (H.
  Rohracher) 900 1300
• F. Geels Path creation, societal embedding and
  socio-technical transitions
• J. Strobel Beyond path dependency Oil companies
  and sustainable fuels
• U. Dolata Technology and sectoral change
• Comment and Discussion (Discussant B. Truffer)
• Break 1100 1130
• D. Barben Innovation regimes and institutional
  reflexivity
• C. Zeller Global innovation networks
• Comment and Discussion (Discussant P. Späth)
• Lunch 1300 1400
• Governing Transition Processes (J.P. Voss)
  1400 1700
• A. Stirling Pathways, politics and diversity in
  the governance of techn. transitions
• F. Berkhout Where the action is economic
  sustainability in Asia
• Discussion (Discussant O. Coutard)
• Break 1530 1600
• Lessons for Transition Theory (F. Geels)
• Lessons for Innovation Systems Research (M.
  Weber)
• Wrap up and final discussion

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Cirus at Eawag

• Eawag Federal Institute for Aquatic Sci and Tech
• Independent institute, part of the ETH domain
• Research and consultancy in different parts of
  the world
• 400 staff (100 phD students)
• Cirus Innovation Research in Infrastructures
• Established as department since Jan 2006
• 4.5 base funded positions, 12 in total (
  students)
• Disciplines Soc., Pol Sci, Economics, Ec. Geogr,
  Eng.
• Research groups
• Innovation systems and transition management (JM)
• Governance of infrastructure (AK)
• Organisational issues in utility sectors (NN, HW)
• Innovation theory and knowledge management (BT)

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Organizational details

• Information folder
• Lunch, dinner, coffee
• Expenses
• Publication of workshop results
• Access to the internet, telephone, photocopier,
  or any other question
• ask Karin or any other Cirus member !
• And thanks again to the sponsors
• and the series organizers !

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Thank you !