5. LIVING LABS: WHY NOW?
“The urgent threat of climate change does not afford
us the luxury of taking time to reach and apply
effective solutions. As in a war effort, it’s necessary for
all parties to work together expeditiously, in this case
to develop ways of lowering carbon that are
demonstrated to be acceptable and feasible in the
real lives of those who need to adopt them or are
affected by them.”
Salter and White CRC LCL 2013
6. LIVING LABS: LOOK LIKE?
•Research – researching different aspects of the
innovation process
•Corporate – a physical place where stakeholders
(citizens) are invited to co‐create innovations
•Organisational – members of an organisation co‐
creatively develop innovations
•Intermediary – different partners collaboratively
innovate in a neutral arena
•Time limited – Living lab as a support for the
innovation process in a project
13. INNOVATION DISTRICTS: WHAT?
Economic Assets – firms, institutions and
organizations that drive, cultivate or support an
innovation‐rich environment
Physical Assets – the public and privately owned
spaces, buildings, open spaces, streets and other
infrastructure designed to stimulate new
connectivity, collaboration and innovation.
Networking Assets – the relationships between
actors, such as individuals, firms and institutions
that have the potential to generate, sharpen and
accelerate the advancement of ideas.
14. INNOVATION DISTRICTS: WHY NOW?
“For all its power Silicon Valley
has a great weakness, it's soul
crushing urban sprawl.”
Paul Graham
15. INNOVATION DISTRICTS: LOOK LIKE?
Physically compact
Amenity‐rich
Central city core location or transit‐accessible
Mixed‐use‐ firms, research labs, and universities,
retail, housing
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38. TONSLEY: PEOPLE & PARTNERS
“Moving in with other advanced operators and
educators into one interactive precinct can only
foster greater innovation ... this benefits not just our
company, but the entire state. Our vision is to
collaborate on site with our best tertiary institutes
and aligned smart business in South Australia to form
a world‐class centre of excellence in Adelaide.”
ZEN Chief Executive Officer, Richard Turner
