A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Initiation and evolution of systemic innovations: Patterns and interactions in the emergence of additive manufacturing technologies
Authors: Luomaranta Toni, Martinsuo Miia, Ortt Roland
Publisher: WILEY
Publishing place: HOBOKEN
Publication year: 2024
Journal: Creativity and Innovation Management
Journal name in source: CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
Journal acronym: CREAT INNOV MANAG
Volume: 33
Issue: 3
First page : 476
Last page: 495
Number of pages: 20
ISSN: 0963-1690
eISSN: 1467-8691
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12600
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12600
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/387310860
Technological innovations are becoming increasingly systemic in the complex and interconnected world. The initiation and evolution of systemic innovations take time and include numerous challenges, and the mechanisms through which systemic innovations emerge in the interaction between different technologies represent a research gap. This paper explores the emergence of ceramic additive manufacturing as an example of a systemic manufacturing technology innovation. We implemented an event history analysis of four ceramic-material additive manufacturing technologies. We traced the initiation and evolution paths of each of the four technologies over time and showed a pattern of activities within and across the technologies. The study contributes by revealing that systemic innovations emerge as a result of parallel and sequential development paths of within-technology system components as well as the interaction between multiple technologies. The timing of the coalescing development paths of the system components and technologies appears crucial but serendipitous instead of coordinated. The findings open new pathways for speeding up the emergence of systemic innovations and forthcoming research to support the evolution of additive manufacturing.
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