accelerating innovation: a global model in local contexts
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A presentation of dissertation research on the seed accelerator model and the global decentralization of tech startups through accelerators. Presented at the HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory) Conference in Lima, Peru in April 2014.TRANSCRIPT
accelerating innovationA GLOBAL MODEL IN LOCAL CONTEXTS
JULIA HAINES Department of Informa-cs
University of California, Irvine [email protected]
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seed accelerators
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cloud computing platforms, programming frameworks, code sharing, APIs, easily accessible marketing platforms, distribution channels, social media networking, etc. have lowered barriers to creating a startup
INFRASTRUCTURE
innovation models, the “know-how” of doing a startup,have made the process more accessible and uniform
SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE
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CREATIVITY
COLLABORATION
CULTURE
PROCESS: Decentralization of tech creation
why is This Compelling?
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PRODUCT: Local knowledge in innovation
PEOPLE: A focus on different user groups
the spread of innovation processes and resources to different global regions
potentially better technological solutions for smaller/marginalized/neglected groups
local knowledge informing solutions and practices
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PROCESS
Culturally specific, even biased
PRODUCT PEOPLE
Still a focus on a larger market
Not always so innovative
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what has been interesting?
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Forms of
Capital
Social
Cultural
Economic ACCELERATORS’ MAIN ROLE IS TO PROVIDE CAPITAL
complexity of the model
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Bourdieu, 1986
But Lean principles and Silicon Valley culture don’t necessary transfer well
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IS INNOVATION REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION?
defining innovation
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Lots of “me-too” products taken from SV and other places
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CREATING VALUE, OR SOMETHING VALUABLE?
human-centered vs market-centered
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The spread of tech startups often means the development of new markets, not necessarily solving local or regional problems. What users and problems should be focused on?
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What can global ecosystems learn from
this Silicon Valley model and vice versa?
How do we enable more bottom-up tech
innovation in local contexts?
How can we iterate the model to better
address challenges and create value?
Please come chat with me or email me.
Julia Haines, UC-Irvine
questions and provocations
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