Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/241558 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity [ISSN:] 2199-8531 [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] MDPI [Place:] Basel [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 1-11
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
It has become a burgeoning trend for the innovation paradigm to shift fromproducer-dominant to non-producer centric. Based on a critical review of the non-producer innovationliterature, we identified several limitations of existing non-producer innovation paradigms-grassrootsinnovation, free innovation, common innovation, and social innovation-along two critical dimensions:responsibility governance of innovation outcomes and effective organizing form for collaborativeinnovation. To address the theoretical gaps in existing non-producer innovation research, we proposecitizen innovation (CI) as a new integrated innovation paradigm to balance these two dimensions byfocusing on citizens' unique role as innovators. In the paper, we discuss CI's theoretical frameworkfrom three aspects: (1) citizen participation in innovation; (2) open collaborative innovation as theorganizing form; (3) the process and incentive mechanisms of citizen innovation. We also offer tworeal-world examples to support the main propositions and mechanisms of CI. To conclude, we reflecton the limitations of the current research and discuss future directions for CI research.
Subjects: 
citizen innovation
innovation paradigm
non-producer innovation
open collaboration
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