Grasping social dynamics of participatory innovation: A case of playing a game

Henrik Sproedt, Laurens Boer

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    Abstract

    The key element in participatory innovation is to understand innovation as a
    social problem solving process between different stakeholders. The social
    dynamics amongst stakeholders are fundamental to the participatory process
    and outcome, and it’s therefore beneficial for facilitators and stakeholders
    themselves to understand their relations and what it means to participate. We
    argue that we can grasp these social dynamics of participatory innovation
    through play. From a management perspective we study how playing games
    helps us to understand these dynamics, while from an interaction design
    perspective we study how a game that addresses these dynamics can be
    designed. We describe a case of a game, designed for the Participatory
    Innovation Conference of 2011 in Sønderborg, Denmark. The game was
    particularly designed around the themes of conflict and interdependence,
    captured by the dilemma of co-opetition where individual and group goals are
    conflicting. Drawing on observations and video data of the game being played
    by the participants of the conference, we study how different group
    compositions deal with novelty. From here we explain how the process of play
    can help to grasp the social dynamics of participatory innovation, and outline
    design strategies to do this.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings 12th CINet conference : Continuous Innovation: Doing More with Less
    Number of pages17
    Publication date13 Sept 2011
    ISBN (Print)978-90-77360-00-2
    Publication statusPublished - 13 Sept 2011
    Event12th International CINet Conference -
    Duration: 12 Sept 201113 Sept 2011

    Conference

    Conference12th International CINet Conference
    Period12/09/201113/09/2011

    Keywords

    • Participatory Innovation
    • Social Dynamics
    • Stakeholder Interactions
    • Game-Based Learning
    • Interaction Design

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