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  • [ July 13, 2026 ] Governance, orchestration, management — three coordination acts of an innovation ecosystem articles
  • [ July 6, 2026 ] Innovation ecosystems, clusters and hubs — layers, not alternatives articles
  • [ June 30, 2026 ] The valley of death turns out to be three different problems articles
  • [ May 31, 2026 ] Where innovation ecosystems quietly stall — and what Living Labs already knew articles
  • [ May 18, 2026 ] I have been wrong about innovation ecosystems for so long articles
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Governance, orchestration, management — three coordination acts of an innovation ecosystem

July 13, 2026 hakanozan 0

There is a peculiar habit in innovation ecosystem work: we use governance, orchestration, and management as if they were the same word. Watch any three people discuss an ecosystem intervention long enough and you will […]

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Innovation ecosystems, clusters and hubs — layers, not alternatives

July 6, 2026 hakanozan 1

Innovation ecosystem. Cluster. Innovation district. Innovation hub. Network. Platform. Living Lab. Anyone who has spent time in innovation policy or corporate strategy over the last decade will recognize the ritual: we start a conversation about […]

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The valley of death turns out to be three different problems

June 30, 2026 hakanozan 0

There is a conversation I have been having with experienced innovation leaders for about as long as I have been in this profession. It usually starts with someone observing that the valley of death is […]

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Where innovation ecosystems quietly stall — and what Living Labs already knew

May 31, 2026 hakanozan 0

Recently, in a LinkedIn post of mine on the composition of innovation ecosystems, Bror Salmelin made a comment that I have kept turning over since. “Just look at OI2 and Living Labs combined,” he wrote. […]

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I have been wrong about innovation ecosystems for so long

May 18, 2026 hakanozan 1

I have been wrong about innovation ecosystems for twenty years. Not entirely wrong, but wrong enough that it bothers me now that I see it. Let me explain. For most of my career — as […]

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View the online release event of my new book on emerging technologies

December 21, 2024 hakanozan 0

if you couldn’t join us live, I’m thrilled to share the recording of the release webinar for “Mastering New and Emerging Digital Technologies for Innovation”. It’s packed with insights on the TMM-NET model, 43 transformative […]

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Adapting innovation management systems to address emerging digital technologies

October 29, 2024 hakanozan 0

As innovation management matures into a well-defined and practiced discipline, the focus for CIOs, CDOs, and innovation managers will start to shift from establishing innovation processes to mastering the integration of emerging digital technologies. While […]

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This site highlights current practices in innovation management and digital transformation. It draws from Håkan Ozan’s 20 years as a researcher, consultant, author, speaker and teacher.

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Hi, I am a senior innovation management professional specialized in emerging digital technologies. On this site I publish news and articles on topics such as innovation leadership and best practices in strategic digital transformation, etc.

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