@article {424, title = {A Network-Centric Snapshot of Value Co-Creation in Finnish Innovation Financing}, journal = {Open Source Business Resource}, year = {2011}, month = {03/2011}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, type = {Articles}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {In this article, we apply the concept of value co-creation to the analysis of linkages between organizations and their human and financial resources to observe the emergence of cooperative activities in a specific innovation system. Through visual network analysis of a federated and socially constructed dataset of organizations and their related actors, we show how co-creation occurs through financial linkages. We use the ecosystem concept as a metaphoric reference to value co-creation with a network-centric mindset. Business financing linkages reveal convergence and co-creation in the innovation ecosystem, and network analysis is used to visualize the relationships between firms. Through the lens of relationship-based synergy, we provide a snapshot of innovation funding, which highlights the collaboration of venture capital and government agencies in co-creating the emerging Finnish innovation ecosystem.}, issn = {1913-6102}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/424}, author = {Jukka Huhtam{\"a}ki and Martha G. Russell and Kaisa Still and Neil Rubens} }