%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2018 %T The Library Living Lab: A Collaborative Innovation Model for Public Libraries %A Fernando Vilariño %A Dimosthenis Karatzas %A Alberto Valcarce %K cultural spaces %K innovation %K library %K Living lab %K participatory %K public spaces %K technology %X New models of governance advance towards participatory schemes in which citizens not only play an active role in decision-making processes but also the processes by which new products and services are defined and introduced. In parallel, technological innovations, and the new horizons of creativity that they allow, open a huge range of options to innovation in all areas of society, particularly in the cultural field. Under these two premises – participation and innovation – the Library Living Lab initiative was born at the Public Library of Miquel Batllori Volpelleres in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona. The Library Living Lab is a space that gathers all stakeholders around the public library with the aim of exploring new methods and tools that allow us to enjoy culture both individually and collectively. This article describes how technology can be an enabling factor in a citizen-initiated grassroots project. The project implements a complete model of inter-institutional collaboration with all relevant actors around the living lab working group. The specific challenges of developing an open, flexible, and inter-connected space are identified, and the interaction dynamics based on a challenge–action–return methodology definition are described through practical examples. Our conclusions tackle the challenges of a horizon for the implementation of innovation initiatives – such as living labs – in public spaces. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 8 %P 17-25 %8 12/2018 %G eng %U https://timreview.ca/article/1202 %N 12 %1 Computer Vision Centre and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Fernando Vilariño is Associate Director of the Computer Vision Centre and Associate Professor at the Universtitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He holds a PhD in Computer Vision and is a Lecturer in Machine Learning and Robotics. He is Co-Founder of the Library Living Lab in Barcelona, and he is President of the European Network of Living Labs. In 2014, he received a Google Research Award in the line of Eye-Tracking Interaction. %2 Computer Vision Centre and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Dimosthenis Karatzas is Associate Director of the Computer Vision Centre and Associate Professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He holds a PhD in Computer Vision and is a Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence. He is Co-Founder of the Library Living Lab in Barcelona. In 2013, Dimosthenis received the prestigious IAPR/ICDAR Young Investigator Award and, in 2016, he received the Google Research Award in the line of Machine Perception. %3 President of the Association of Neighbours of Volpelleres Alberto Valcarce is President of the Association of Neighbours Volpelleres in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona. He is a lawyer and holds an MSc degree in Water Management. He participated in the inception, design, and implementation of the Library Living Lab in Barcelona. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1202