accelerating innovationA GLOBAL MODEL IN LOCAL CONTEXTS

JULIA HAINES Department  of  Informa-cs  

University  of  California,  Irvine  hainesj@uci.edu

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cloud computing platforms, programming frameworks, code sharing, APIs, easily accessible marketing platforms, distribution channels, social media networking, etc. have lowered barriers to creating a startup

INFRASTRUCTURE

innovation models, the “know-how” of doing a startup,have made the process more accessible and uniform

SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE

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some accelerators

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NOW 160+ ACCELERATORS GLOBALLY

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CREATIVITY

COLLABORATION

CULTURE

PROCESS: Decentralization of tech creation

why is This Compelling?

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PRODUCT: Local knowledge in innovation

PEOPLE: A focus on different user groups

the spread of innovation processes and resources to different global regions

potentially better technological solutions for smaller/marginalized/neglected groups

local knowledge informing solutions and practices

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how have I studied it?

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PROCESS

Culturally specific, even biased

PRODUCT PEOPLE

Still a focus on a larger market

Not always so innovative

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what has been interesting?

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Forms of

Capital

Social

Cultural

Economic ACCELERATORS’ MAIN ROLE IS TO PROVIDE CAPITAL

complexity of the model

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Bourdieu, 1986

But Lean principles and Silicon Valley culture don’t necessary transfer well

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IS INNOVATION REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION?

defining innovation

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Lots of “me-too” products taken from SV and other places

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CREATING VALUE, OR SOMETHING VALUABLE?

human-centered vs market-centered

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The spread of tech startups often means the development of new markets, not necessarily solving local or regional problems. What users and problems should be focused on?

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What can global ecosystems learn from

this Silicon Valley model and vice versa?

How do we enable more bottom-up tech

innovation in local contexts?

How can we iterate the model to better

address challenges and create value?

Please come chat with me or email me.

Julia Haines, UC-Irvine

hainesj@uci.edu

questions and provocations

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THANK YOU

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