To tackle grand societal challenges, the Dutch government is adopting mission-driven innovation policy, where knowledge institutions, governments, businesses, and civil organizations collaborate on missions. This innovation strategy is still relatively new.
Which collaborative routines and capabilities work effectively in developing mission-driven innovations? And how do people translate their experiences with such collaborations into new organizational processes? These questions will be the central focus of Deken's Veni project. "What makes my research unique is that I examine both the technological and organizational aspects of the technological innovation development process. Thanks to my interdisciplinary background in industrial design and psychology, I can consider both aspects in my research," says Deken.
"I am extremely grateful for the opportunity that this Veni funding provides me to dedicate the next four years to renewing our scientific theories about organizational routines and capabilities, so that we can better understand these new forms of collaboration. In the research I will conduct, I will utilize a new Open Science method based on case study data, which I have developed over the past years with my colleague Hans Berends, among others."
About the Veni Grant
The NWO Veni grant, of up to 280.000 euros, is awarded to excellent researchers who have recently obtained their PhD, to conduct independent research and develop their ideas for a period of three years. Laureates are at the start of their scientific career and display a striking talent for scientific research.