Orchestrating Regional Innovation Ecosystems • Espoo Innovation Garden Editors Pia Lappalainen & Markku Markkula & Hank Kune Orchestrating Regional Innovation Ecosystems Espoo Innovation Garden Orchestrating Regional Innovation Ecosystems • Espoo Innovation Garden Editors Pia Lappalainen & Markku Markkula & Hank Kune Orchestrating Regional Innovation Ecosystems – Espoo Innovation Garden This book was created as a part of the EKA C (Forerunner Area Helsinki Region) project, financed by the European Regional Development Fund, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Aalto University, City of Espoo, and Helsinki-Uusimaa region. Editors Pia Lappalainen, Aalto University Markku Markkula, Aalto University Hank Kune, Educore BV Publishers Aalto University in cooperation with Laurea University of Applied Sciences and Built Environment Innovations RYM Ltd Graphic design Juha Pitkänen, Taivaankaari Oy., Finland Illustrations Jari Kiviranta, Aalto University and Juha Pitkänen The research findings described in most of these articles are part of the Energizing Urban Ecosystems research programme in 2012–2016. The programme is organized by RYM Ltd (see rym.fi). This book has been partly financed by the European Regional Development Fund. Printed book ISBN 978-952-60-3701-1 Electronic book ISBN 978-952-60-3702-8 Printed in Finland Otavan Kirjapaino Oy 2015 Contents Pia Lappalainen Editorial ....................................................................................................................................................7 Jukka Mäkelä, Ossi Savolainen Foreword ..................................................................................................................................................9 PART I FRAMING THE REGIONAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE Markku Markkula, Hank Kune 1. From Research to Reality ............................................................................................................15 Markku Markkula, Hank Kune 2. Energizing Urban Ecosystems EUE Research Program 2012–2016 ...........................23 Kristiina Heiniemi-Pulkkinen 3. Helsinki Regional Development: RIS3 as the Process Instrument ..............................43 Markku Markkula, Hank Kune 4. Towards Smart Regions: Highlighting the Role of Universities ...................................51 PART II THE HUMAN PERSPECTIVE ON INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS Timo J. Hämäläinen 5. Governance Solutions to Wicked Problems: Cities and Sustainable Well-Being .............................................................................................................................................71 Antti Hautamäki, Kaisa Oksanen 6. Sustainable Innovation: Competitive Advantage for Knowledge Hubs ..................87 Kim Smith, Anna Maaria Nuutinen, Charles Hopkins 7. The Promise of RCEs: Collaborative Models for Innovation, Sustainability, and Well-Being .....................................................................................................103 Markku Lappalainen, Pia Lappalainen 8. Nurturing Multidisciplinarity to Promote Espoo Innovation Garden ......................121 Kristiina Erkkilä, Lars Miikki 9. Aalto Camp for Societal Innovations ACSI .......................................................................137 Elmar Husmann 10. Entrepreneurial Discovery: we.learn.it ..............................................................................151 PART III INCREASING INNOVATION CAPITAL Seppo Leminen, Mika Westerlund 11. Cities as Labs: Towards Collaborative Innovation in Cities .....................................167 Atso Andersen, Riina Subra, Annukka Jyrämä, Hank Kune 12. Aalto University’s Open Innovation Ecosystem in a European Context ..............177 Erkki Hämäläinen 13. Experiences of a Professor of Practice at Aalto University .......................................191 6 • orchestrating regional innovation ecosystems Pentti Launonen 14. Determinants for Orchestrating Open Innovation Networks ..................................199 Jari Handelberg, Riikka Kuusisto, Toni Pienonen, Mervi Rajahonka 15. Co-Creating Synergy: Learning-Driven Regional Development ............................209 Teemu Ylikoski, Elina Oksanen-Ylikoski, Laura-Maija Hero 16. Educational Organizations as Co-Developers in the Helsinki Region .................221 Heikki Rannikko, Leena Alakoski, Johanna Lyytikäinen 17. InnoEspoo: Integrating Entrepreneurship and Education ........................................233 Anikó Kálmán, László Farkas, Donát Dékány 18. Budapest BME: Developing a Student Innovation Ecosystem ...............................241 PART IV OTANIEMI IN TRANSITION Antti Ahlava 19. Participant Interests in Developing Aalto’s Otaniemi Campus ..............................259 Sirkku Wallin, Aija Staffans 20. From Statutory Urban Planning to Living Labs ..............................................................269 Eelis Rytkönen, Suvi Nenonen, Robert Eriksson 21. Scaling Business Opportunities to Facilitate Mobile Knowledge Work..............281 Katri-Liisa Pulkkinen 22. Sustainable Campus Founded on Social-Ecological Synergies .............................297 PART V DIGITALISING CITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES Taina Tukiainen, Päivi Sutinen 23. Cities as Open Innovation Platforms for Business Ecosystems .............................313 Pekka Sivonen, Antti Korhonen 24. AppCampus: Faster Business Acceleration through Vertical Focus .....................323 Sanna Ahonen, Aino Verkasalo, Kaisa Schmidt-Thomé, Simo Syrman, Raine Mäntysalo 25. Multiple Facilitation Roles by the City: Emerging Electric Vehicle Platform .....337 Hannu Hyyppä, Juho-Pekka Virtanen, Marika Ahlavuo, Tommi Hollström, Juha Hyyppä, Lingli Zhu 26. Regional Information Modeling and Virtual Reality Tools ........................................349 Hans Schaffers 27. Experimenting with the Future Internet for Smarter Cities ......................................365 Moving Forward ...............................................................................................................................375 Heikki Hartela, Tero Vanhanen, Peter Vesterbacka, Illustrations on interleaves Visualised Future of Keilaniemi A Global Startup Village editorial • 7 1 Editorial This is an exceptional publication, and a good illustration of how ecosystems work in practice. It presents the results of many months of cross-border and interdisciplinary teamwork, which is now ready to be shared with a wider public. This project once again shows how contagious good ideas can be and how inspir- ing minds work. Markku Markkula, the recently elected President of the EU Commit- tee of the Regions, was the motor behind this book, and his idea of documenting the successes, challenges and practices of Espoo Innovation Garden quickly gained momentum, and attracted the attention of a growing group of innovators in Finland and abroad. Fuelled by the shared understanding that smaller- and larger-scale in- novations are happening all around us, every day, the seeds of Espoo’s innovation ecosystem described in this book have eventually grown to encompass an entire community of innovation professionals, all targeting shared goals with both indi- vidual contributions and common efforts. What we witnessed in Espoo was the beginning of an innovation ecosystem, and we can read about it here. One of its concrete results is in our hands now, and of course the full story is still unfolding, as the research and practice described here continues and is further applied, producing new outcomes which are experienced on the streets of Espoo and in the practice of organizations throughout Finland, Europe and beyond. This is what happens when individuals and organizations with common interests and shared intent put their heads and hands together: they start to resonate, prosper and thrive, complementing each other’s capabilities, learning from one another, and driving new practice. The story of this book is a journey—from project to ecosystem, from ecosystem to innovation, from research to practice, and from research and practice to a book about how it works. It is a commendable journey, with enough lessons for innovators across Finland and Europe to inspire journeys of their own. The merit for this publication therefore goes to our authors. My heartfelt thanks to them for taking us on this journey. Pia Lappalainen Doctor of Science (Tech), M.A. Lecturer, Aalto University 8 • orchestrating regional innovation ecosystems foreword • 9 1 Foreword Two thirds of the people in Europe already live in urban areas. Global megatrends like aging, environmental concerns and urbanization call on all of us to turn these challenges into opportunities. This cannot be accomplished by one country, region, city, university or company alone; but by thinking and working together, in the spirit of benchlearning, open innovation and crowdsourcing, we can change the world. This book is a good illustration of putting this mentality into practice. The Helsinki-Uusimaa Region is among the most prosperous and growing met- ropolitan areas in Northern Europe. The region is the centre of Finland’s economic activity. Its strengths include skilled people, a research and education environment of high international quality, a versatile business landscape and the basis all these create for innovation. There is a high concentration of large companies and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the area—both Finnish and international ones. The region’s industrial structure is extremely versatile. We have four scientific universities, seven universities