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In this brochure, you can read about the main findings of the RiConfigure project summarized in a few bullits.

This report presents the lessons learned during the three years of the RiConfigure Project. Regarding practice the main lesson learned is that the theory of Quadruple Helix Collaborations (QHC) is quite different from the practice of QHC. Once applied in practice, the theoretical idea of four helixes collaborating together in research and innovation stumbles upon…

The RiConfigure booklet shares stories and observations from the laboratories to provide practical insights for innovation practitioners involved in cross-sector collaborations and actors working to facilitate the multiplication of such collaboration with a particular focus on the involvement of civil society. You can download the booklet here.

Recommendations for policy actors: Provide specific funding to and require appropriate governance structures for creating multi-actor coalitions and engaging civil society actors throughout the research and innovation process; Mission agendas, goals and strategies should be defined with diverse actors and societal stakeholders who are willing to participate in the R&I process; Missions should include civic…

Recommendations When designing a collaborative initiative, it is recommended to establish permanent and diverse sources of financing such as crowdfunding. Simplify bureaucratic processes as much as possible when designing a governance framework in order to foster civil society participation in the collaboration process. Level the inequalities for participation in order to empower civil society as…

Recommendations Provide funds for collaborative innovation that include novel modes of resource allocation like lump sums or flexible frameworks, allowing adaption, failure and experimentation foster civil society engagement and make it an evaluation framework for learning support learning communities and infrastructure for collaborative innovation Raise awareness and promoting good practice examples of benefits and challenges…

Together with experts from innovation policy and innovation practice, RiConfigure held a highly participatory dialogue event in July. The aim of the event was to discuss how to make cross-sector innovation thrive and try to identify and build coalitions around quadruple helix ecosystems. Based on robust verbal and written discussions, the participants listed a number…

This report presents the lessons we have learned during the first twenty months of the RiConfigure Project. Regarding practice, the main lesson we have learned is that the theory of quadruple helix collaboration is quite different from the practice of quadruple helix collaborations. Once applied in practice, the theoretical idea of four helixes collaborating together…

Dr. Prof. Elias Carayannis is the father of the concept of quadruple helix and the need to involve civil society in the innovation process. The triple helix – industry, academia and the public sector – will always have too narrow a focus. It will not provide the robust solutions we need to to address the…

In this document you can read about the theoretical framework for the project