Lampinen et al. (2025). Catalyzing the Circular Economy: Socio-cultural and Spatial Trajectories in Industrial Ecosystems
Summary: The article explores how socio-cultural and spatial trajectories shape industrial circular economy (CE) ecosystems by integrating economic geography with CE research to understand the contextual factors influencing CE development. The study employed a qualitative case study approach, focusing on the regional electric vehicle battery metal ecosystem in Finland, where researchers analyzed complex regional factors governing […]
Leppälä (2024). Practices in Medical device innovation: Navigation and Enactment as Social Practice Trades
Summary: This article is related to my dissertation that studied the worker social practices during early stage innovation of a complex medical device. This topic was studied as a longitudinal, at-home ethnography with multiple methods of data gathering. The research provided an ethnography of the site and participants. Additionally, the analysis demonstrated how four philosophically bound […]
Parkkinen (2024). Monisidosryhmäinnovaatio syntyy tulevaisuuden tulkinnoissa ja arvo-odotuksissa
Summary: The dissertation studied the early paths of multistakeholder innovation. It examined the expectations of private and public sector stakeholders regarding the future of personalized medicine in Finland. The research provides a rich, data-driven analysis of the nuanced process in which stakeholder interests and values shape the potential future paths of multistakeholder innovation. The results show […]
Parkkinen (2024). Innovation embedded in a storytelling system: An antenarrative construction of multistakeholder innovation
Summary: This dissertation explores the role of storytelling in fostering multistakeholder innovation, using an antenarrative approach. Through qualitative research on personalized medicine in Finland from a business perspective, it found that storytelling is used to align diverse stakeholder interests and anticipate future paths of multistakeholder innovation. This work brings value for those studying systemic and sustainable […]