Normative Innovation for Sustainable Business Models in Value Networks
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Normative Innovation for Sustainable Business Models in Value Networks. / Breuer, Henning; Lüdeke-Freund, Florian.
The Proceedings of XXV ISPIM Conference : Innovation for Sustainable Economy and Society. ed. / K. Huizingh; S. Conn; M. Torkkeli; I. Bitran. Lappeenranta University of Technology Press, 2014.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Normative Innovation for Sustainable Business Models in Value Networks
AU - Breuer, Henning
AU - Lüdeke-Freund, Florian
N1 - Conference code: XXV
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - While business model innovation has been widely accepted as an innovation category on its own, its problem-solving potential is still unexplored. We argue that business model innovation can be applied beyond single firms, i.e. on the value network level, to find systemic solutions to “wicked” problems. A framework and method for sustainable business model innovation for value networks are proposed: the former building on the concept of normative management, the latter on a “mainstream” business modelling tool. This method was applied and evaluated in a workshop series on regional energy networks in Germany. We review the literature on sustainable business models, provide the theoretical background of normative innovation management, describe the workshops, and reflect on the lessons learned from theory and practice. We conclude that the best starting point for systemic sustainability innovations lies beyond single firms within networks built on shared goals and normative values.
AB - While business model innovation has been widely accepted as an innovation category on its own, its problem-solving potential is still unexplored. We argue that business model innovation can be applied beyond single firms, i.e. on the value network level, to find systemic solutions to “wicked” problems. A framework and method for sustainable business model innovation for value networks are proposed: the former building on the concept of normative management, the latter on a “mainstream” business modelling tool. This method was applied and evaluated in a workshop series on regional energy networks in Germany. We review the literature on sustainable business models, provide the theoretical background of normative innovation management, describe the workshops, and reflect on the lessons learned from theory and practice. We conclude that the best starting point for systemic sustainability innovations lies beyond single firms within networks built on shared goals and normative values.
KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
KW - business model innovation
KW - sustainable business model
KW - value network
KW - energy business
KW - business modeling starter kit
KW - futures workshop
M3 - Article in conference proceedings
SN - 978-952-265-591-2
BT - The Proceedings of XXV ISPIM Conference
A2 - Huizingh, K.
A2 - Conn, S.
A2 - Torkkeli, M.
A2 - Bitran, I.
PB - Lappeenranta University of Technology Press
T2 - XXV. ISPIM Innovation Conference - ISPIM 2014
Y2 - 8 June 2014 through 11 June 2014
ER -