Design to market thinking: exploring the merits of strategic niche management in design thinking

Sustainability transitions require that sustainable innovations develop and scale-up. Two promising approaches contribute to this purpose. Design thinking (DT) focuses on the creative development of sustainable innovations to achieve desirable, feasible and viable products. Strategic niche management (SNM) addresses how sustainable...

A review of Reverse Innovation: From bibliometric analysis to a conceptual framework and future research directions

This study reviews Reverse Innovation (RI) literature by analysing the conceptual, intellectual and social structure of the field. Furthermore, it proposes a comprehensive view of the structural associations amongst RI influencing factors, drivers, antecedents and practices. Bibliometrix R-package and VOSViewer software were used to conduct a...

Transition of the mixed plastic household waste value chain: Almere as case in a multi-level analysis on innovation in the niche of recycling mixed plastics

Packaging plastics account for the majority of the household waste plastics. These plastics can be divided into a number of types of plastics, namely PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS, EPS and others. However, many plastic packages consist of different types of plastics and are often contaminated, therefore these plastics end up in the mixed plastics....

PortPlay in the port of Rotterdam - strategic innovation tools that enable the nautical stakeholders to innovate together

The port of Rotterdam is the largest port of Europe. Each year, approximately 140,000 vessels heading for the port of Rotterdam. To maintain Europe’s number one port, innovation is crucial. Innovation concerns change, which causes a substantial shift in mind-set and tasks for the traditional port worker, especially on operational level....