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Clusters & Innovation
     Ecosystems
     November 21rst, Berlin
         Frans Nauta
Clusters & Innovation
     Ecosystems
     November 21rst, Berlin
                              @fnauta
         Frans Nauta
1. Clusters
2. Innovation Ecosystems
3. Lessons learned
1 Clusters
Clusters

• Enough resources and competences amass
  and reach a critical threshold;
• Giving it a key position in a given economic
  branch of activity;
• With a decisive sustainable competitive
  advantage over other places, or even a
  world supremacy in that field.
Clusters

• Enough resources and competences amass
  and reach a critical threshold;
• Giving it a key position in a given economic
  branch of activity;
• With a decisive sustainable competitive
  advantage over other places, or even a
  world supremacy in that field.

"There are no low-tech industries,
       only low-tech firms"
Fred Terman @ Stanford
German clusters
2 Innovation Ecosystems
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange



    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange
                     1
    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors
                      2                                     national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange
                     1
    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                          (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                              context

 customers                          suppliers
                                                               national
                                                          innovation system
                    industry

  partners                         competitors
                      2                                       national
                                                               policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                                 policy
                    people                                    European
                               3                                Union



             knowledge development
                                                            international
                                                            organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange
                     1
    research                       education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                          (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                              context

 customers                          suppliers
                                                               national
                                                          innovation system
                    industry

  partners                         competitors
                      2                                       national
                                                               policy

                                                      4
             exchange knowledge &
                                                 policy
                    people                                    European
                               3                                Union



             knowledge development
                                                            international
                                                            organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange
                     1
    research                       education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                                              5
                                                          (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                              context

 customers                          suppliers
                                                               national
                                                          innovation system
                    industry

  partners                         competitors
                      2                                       national
                                                               policy

                                                      4
             exchange knowledge &
                                                 policy
                    people                                    European
                               3                                Union



             knowledge development
                                                            international
                                                            organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange
                     1
    research                       education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange



    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange



    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange



    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange



    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange



    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange



    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange



    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange



    research                     education                other regions
regional socio-economic & cultural context
                                                        (inter)national
               knowledge usage
                                                            context

 customers                        suppliers
                                                             national
                                                        innovation system
                    industry

  partners                       competitors

                                                            national
                                                             policy



             exchange knowledge &
                                               policy
                    people                                  European
                                                              Union



             knowledge development
                                                          international
                                                          organisations
   knowledge
                               labour market
    exchange



    research                     education                other regions
3 Some lessons
    learned
"All happy families are alike;
each unhappy family is unhappy
       in its own way."
"All happy clusters are alike;
            families
each unhappy family is unhappy
       in its own way."
"All happy clusters are alike;
            families
each unhappy cluster is unhappy
             family
       in its own way."
Ingredients
          happy cluster
• Constant high talent-flow
• Highly specialized knowledge
• Rising tide
• 30 minutes travel time
• Policy commitment
• Sophisticated demand
• Lunch instead of lawyers
In general, knowledge is the
  under-utilized resource in
   innovation ecosystems
Thank you for your
    attention

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Clusters & Innovation Ecosystems

  • 1. Clusters & Innovation Ecosystems November 21rst, Berlin Frans Nauta
  • 2. Clusters & Innovation Ecosystems November 21rst, Berlin @fnauta Frans Nauta
  • 3. 1. Clusters 2. Innovation Ecosystems 3. Lessons learned
  • 5. Clusters • Enough resources and competences amass and reach a critical threshold; • Giving it a key position in a given economic branch of activity; • With a decisive sustainable competitive advantage over other places, or even a world supremacy in that field.
  • 6. Clusters • Enough resources and competences amass and reach a critical threshold; • Giving it a key position in a given economic branch of activity; • With a decisive sustainable competitive advantage over other places, or even a world supremacy in that field. "There are no low-tech industries, only low-tech firms"
  • 7.
  • 8. Fred Terman @ Stanford
  • 9.
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.
  • 13.
  • 16. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange research education other regions
  • 17. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange 1 research education other regions
  • 18. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors 2 national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange 1 research education other regions
  • 19. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors 2 national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European 3 Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange 1 research education other regions
  • 20. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors 2 national policy 4 exchange knowledge & policy people European 3 Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange 1 research education other regions
  • 21. regional socio-economic & cultural context 5 (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors 2 national policy 4 exchange knowledge & policy people European 3 Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange 1 research education other regions
  • 22. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange research education other regions
  • 23. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange research education other regions
  • 24. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange research education other regions
  • 25. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange research education other regions
  • 26. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange research education other regions
  • 27. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange research education other regions
  • 28. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange research education other regions
  • 29. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange research education other regions
  • 30. regional socio-economic & cultural context (inter)national knowledge usage context customers suppliers national innovation system industry partners competitors national policy exchange knowledge & policy people European Union knowledge development international organisations knowledge labour market exchange research education other regions
  • 31. 3 Some lessons learned
  • 32. "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
  • 33. "All happy clusters are alike; families each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
  • 34. "All happy clusters are alike; families each unhappy cluster is unhappy family in its own way."
  • 35. Ingredients happy cluster • Constant high talent-flow • Highly specialized knowledge • Rising tide • 30 minutes travel time • Policy commitment • Sophisticated demand • Lunch instead of lawyers
  • 36. In general, knowledge is the under-utilized resource in innovation ecosystems
  • 37.
  • 38. Thank you for your attention