%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2021 %T Ecosystems, Design, and Glocalization: A multi-level study of Technovation %A Jasmine A. Shaw %A Steven M. Muegge %K business ecosystems %K Canada %K design rules %K glocalization %K Mexico %K multisided platform %K technology entrepreneurship %K Technovation %X Business ecosystems are an increasingly prominent organizational form in both management research and practice. A growing body of research exists about ecosystem design, but designing local ecosystem instances within a global ecosystem is not yet well understood or defined. This article contributes a multilevel, embedded case study of the global and local ecosystems anchored around the Technovation Girls competition - the world's largest technology entrepreneurship challenge for girls. We first define the process platform driving this ecosystem and anchoring the local instances. Second, we identify key architectural properties of a global-local ecosystem. Lastly, we specify a process for defining design rules in an organizational setting. In addition to theoretical relevance for ecosystem scholarship, our results are also of practical relevance to leaders of existing or nascent global ecosystems, who may benefit from techniques described in this paper that involve designing a flexible global ecosystem architecture that accommodates local variation. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 11 %P 32-43 %8 05/2021 %G eng %U timreview.ca/article/1440 %N 5 %1 General Dynamics Mission Systems Jasmine Shaw is a Systems Engineer at General Dynamics Mission Systems - Canada where she designs cutting-edge aerospace technology. She completed a Master of Applied Science in Technology Innovation Management, and her thesis was at the intersection of design, globalization, and business ecosystems, specifically applied to global organizations that empower girls through technology entrepreneurship. As a new entrepreneur, she leverages her expertise in engineering, design, and business ecosystems to help women in STEM achieve their full career potential. She is an active member of the engineering community, serving on the Board of Directors at the Society of Women Engineers - Ottawa, and volunteering for organizations such as Technovation. %2 Carleton University Dr. Steven Muegge is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. He teaches, conducts research, and supervises graduate students within Carleton’s Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program, and actively promotes entrepreneurship and innovation within the broader community. Dr. Muegge leads an active research program in technology entrepreneurship and commercialization. One stream of current research examines non-traditional settings for innovation, including interconnected systems of business ecosystems, communities of users and developers, and industry platforms outside the control of any single company. A second stream examines the business models of technology entrepreneurs who create new companies and develop new products and services within these settings. Both streams are directly relevant to promoting economic prosperity for Canada and the National Capital Region, and to building differentiation and advantage for entrepreneurs and their companies. %& 32 %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1440