Open Innovation by Living Labs Across Borders:�

the APOLLON project

Prof. Dr Pieter Ballon

General Manager IBBT iLab.o APOLLON Project Manager

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Living Labs as local platforms •  Living Labs have now been established at a local scale

–  as  environments  for  real-­‐life  tes/ng  and  experimenta/on  of  new  services,  products  and  systems  with  communi/es  of  real  users    

–  allowing  early  feedback  and  co-­‐design  by  end-­‐users  –  following  a  collabora/ve,  itera/ve  and  stochas/c  process  –  focused  on  sustainable,  social  innova/on:  not  just  purchase  decision,  

but  behavioural  pa>erns  and  changes  are  the  central  concern  

–  offering  an  open  and  neutral  pla@orm  where  all  stakeholders  (technology  suppliers,  service  providers,  business  customers,  ins/tu/ons,  policy  makers  and  regulators,  end-­‐users)  can  interact  and  co-­‐innovate    

Taking the next step •  Current Living Labs

–  Living  Labs  in  Europe  form  a  new,  vibrant  and  growing  community  

–  Locally  implanted  ini/a/ves  –  Great  variety  in  applica/on  domains,  approaches  etc.  

•  Current federation on European scale –  European  Network  of  Living  Labs  is  a  federa/on  of  Living  Labs  conforming  to  a  

number  of  general  benchmark  criteria    

–  European  projects  addressing  exchange  of  best  prac/ces  and  methodologies  for  individual  labs  

•  APOLLON addresses the next frontier in Living Lab Research –  Leverage  local  implanta/on,  overcome  local  limita/ons  

–  Do  joint  tes/ng  in  cross-­‐border  living  lab  projects  –  Offer  opportuni/es  for  innovators  (i.e.  SMEs)  to  innovate  and  scale  up  

interna/onally  much  faster  

How  can  SMEs  use  Living  Lab  networks  to  test  and  enter    new  markets?  

Homecare & ILS Energy Efficiency

Social Media eManufacturing

APOLLON: Advanced Pilots of Living Labs Operating in Networks

The  APOLLON  objec.ves:  

 Demonstrate  the  value  for  SMEs  of  a  European  network  of  local  open  innova/on  pla@orms  

   Set  up  thema/c  networks  of  Living  Labs  across  Europe  

   Develop  a  common  approach  for  cross-­‐border  Living  Lab  experiments  

What  is  needed  for  cross-­‐border  Living  Lab  Networks?  

Common methodology

Common ecosystem approach

Common research benchmark

Common platform guidelines

Common integration framework

Consortium Partners

Consortium Partner Distribution

APOLLON Methodology Basic Scenario •  Methodology as a harmonization framework for cross-border Living Lab networks •  Includes strategies & concepts for cooperation, tools & methods for user involvement, best practices & lessons learned from earlier projects, as well as framework and templates for impact assessment •  Methodology builds on the following basic scenario:

1. SME Contacts a local Living Lab (LL1) or ENoLL

Domain Network

2. Match is found from LL2

knowledge center (LLKC)

3. Project coordinator (PC)

is assigned, project model agreed (LL2 or

LL1 + LL2)

4. LL2 collects local

stakeholders, PC takes over

5. PC leads the project using LLKC

tools

6. LL2 assesses market

potential for local business

case

8. Lessons Learned added to

LLKC

7. PC and SME assess benefits and

plan next step

APOLLON Methodological Structure

• Supporting services and tools: • Methods and tools for co-

innovation • Project management support • Best practices from thematics

• Monitoring and assessment guidelines & templates

• Success criteria and KPI indication

• Material for market entry and commercialization

• Check-lists and templates for project planning

• Guidelines IPR handling • Collaboration tools • Success cases, best practices

• Living Lab partner search function

• Platform for promoting projects

• Check-lists and templates for project scoping

• Model contracts

Connect

Set Boundarie

s and engage

Support and

govern Manage and track

APOLLON Methodology Elements

Connect:

• Template for contacting LLs (in the online tool)

• Format of how the LLs would profile themselves in the tool

• Checklist for things to consider

• References or quotes to success stories

• Interaction and feedback

Set Boundaries and Engage:

• Template for collecting SME (large company, LL) objectives for cross-border project

• Standard agreement template including roles, risk sharing etc.

• Checklist for things to consider

• Instructions to IPR handling

• Description of applying STOF model in the planning

• Interaction and Feedback

Support and Govern:

• Research Framework for collecting the materials

• Checklist for things to consider

• References to research methods and project management tools

• Interaction and Feedback

Manage and Track:

• Success stories • Checklist for things to

consider • Impact evaluation

templates (topics, SME, large company, LL, project outcome)

• Commercialization related services description*

• Business plan • Market analysis • Project closing

checklist

http://knowledgecentre.openlivinglabs.eu/

Experiment 1: Homecare & Independent Living

   Help  involved  SMEs  explore  new  markets;    

   Improve  the  technologies  and  devices  used  in  the  

homecare  context  through  the  valida/on  in  different  

contexts  

   Remote  gateway  and  sensor  based  systems  for  

homecare  and  independent  living  

   Transfer  local  market  solu/ons  to  another  na/onal  market  

Homecare & well-being ecosystem Draft common eco-system for homecare & well-being

> identifying necessary actors > description of the roles and responsibilities

First business opportunities explored Home care organization

Government

Developer

Service provider

Operator

Informal care giver

Care receiver

Insurance

Living Lab

Experiment 2: Energy Efficiency

   Assess  the  poten/al  of  Home  Control  pla@orm  

   Be>er  understanding  of  user  behaviour  and  processes  to  s/mulate  behavioural  change  in  terms  of  Energy  consump/on;    

   Contribute  to  decreasing  the  Carbon  Foot  Print

Living Lab Cross-border Activity Example

ISA internationalization strategy is to establish business partnerships in Luleå and Vitória (equipment distribution), integrated solutions in Helsinki and Amsterdam (incorporating added value with other equipments and services) and adding value by technology transfer from Amsterdam.

Experiment 3: eManufacturing

•  An ‘App Store’ around a manufacturing platform: link up machines, sensors, etc.

•  SMEs can add or mash up these services to new, innovative apps

•  Test them in live ‘Living Lab’ factories

•  Specific agreements between SMEs and SAP concluded

eManufacturing use cases

Energy Monitoring • Connecting energy

monitors • Identifying energy

bottlenecks in manufacturing plants

Asset maintenance and optimization

• Device management • Asset hierarchy • Error reporting/Alert

conditions

Logistics traceability and optimization

• Localization of tools and materials on the shopfloor

Experiment 4: eParticipation - Social Media

A pilot on the aggregation of Media Technologies using 3D, cross-media, community reporting and context aware mobile applications to include citizens in the urban innovation process.

Test how eMedia technologies can be aggregated to enable citizens to take part in urban planning of the City of the Future & to explore its History

First Pilot: The Digital Fort Project, Issy Les Moulineaux

Second Pilot: United Kingdom�Manchester City Library Case �

The pilot will enhance the work of two existing projects being run by Manchester City Council – the refurbishment of Manchester Central Library, and Manchester City Galleries‟ Decoding Art project.

The goal is to use context aware mobile applications, QR codes, Community Reporters and 3D Models to involve citizens in the urban development process and in sharing artistic content.

Towards Sustainable Impacts

•  Establishment of 4 cross-border Living Labs Domain Networks: -­‐   LL  Domain  Network  for  Health  -­‐   LL  Domain  Network  for  Energy  -­‐   LL  Domain  Network  for  Manufacturing  -­‐   LL  Domain  Network  for  Media  

Main  impact:  Building  Commons,  Reaching  Cri/cal  Mass,                  Contribu/ng  to  Domain  Innova/on  

•  Development of “Cross Border Piloting Service”: -­‐   deliver  a  service  offering  the  APOLLON  set  of  methodologies  and  the  consultancy  on  how  to  implement  them  -­‐   released  through  the  European  Network  of  Living  Labs  

Main  impact:  possibility  to  develop  new  pilots  at  local  and  European  scale                    &  to  replicate  local  pilot  in  different  markets  around  Europe  

In order to create a sustainable impact two actions will be undertaken: the development of “Cross Border Piloting Service” and the setting-up of Thematic Domain Networks

Additional Partners: Involvement Level

Benefits   Mechanisms   Commitments  

Suppor.ng  Partners  

• Knowledge  of  APOLLON  methodology  and  emerging  prac/ce  • Customized  informa/on  for  APOLLON  stakeholders  (i.e.  SMEs,  LLs,  Large  Enterprises,  Research  centers)    • Opportunity  to  par/cipate  to  new  projects  at  CIP  and  local  level  

• Customized  Dissemina/on  Material  • General  and  Domain  Specific  events  • Dedicated  APOLLON  web  portal  sec/ons  for  Suppor/ng  Partners  and  SMEs  

• Sign  a  Le>er  of  Support  to  commit  for  dissemina/on  • contribu/ng  to  the  APOLLON  best  prac/ce  exchange  ac/vity  

Associate  Partners  

• Access  and  gain  direct  Experience  with  APOLLON  solu/ons  • Access  to  Business  opportuni/es  within  APOLLON  stakeholders  

• Par/cipa/on  to  APOLLON  internal  workshops  • Par/cipa/on  to  APOLLON  Pilots/demonstra/ons  

• Sign  a  Declara/on  of  Accession  • Conduct  ac/vi/es  within  pilots  • Provide  Feedback  from  experimenta/on    

Suppor.ng  Partners:  68  organisa/ons  (58  at  the  project  kick-­‐off)  from  23  European  Countries  signed  a  le>er  of  support,  commibng  to  one  or  several  ver/cal  domains.  

APOLLON Partners

Associate  Partners:  17  organisa/ons  (0  at  the  project  kick-­‐off)  from  7  European  Countries  are  in  the  process  of  becoming  Associate  Partners.    

CONTACT US�www.apollon-pilot.eu Pieter.Ballon@vub.ac.be