%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2019 %T World Heritage meets Smart City in an Urban-Educational Hackathon in Rauma %A Anu Helena Suominen %A Seija Halvari %A Jari Jussila %X UNESCO World Heritage cities can become smart cities if they take into account their cultural heritage and integrate diverse actors, including universities in their innovation practices. This article addresses the hackathon as an innovation contest method in the urban and educational context. Specifically, it concentrates on hackathon design, particularly the focus of the event, as well as the outputs. Although the design plays an integral part in a hackathon, particularly in goal achievement, design has not yet been thoroughly studied in mainly descriptive hackathon research. To address the subject, this article presents a case study of a dual-focused, i.e., combined urban and educational hackathon in the City of Rauma, which has a World Heritage Old Town that aims to integrate its historical uniqueness with modern city services. As a result, the article portrays the process and outputs of a hackathon carried out with the collaboration of two higher education institutions (HEIs) and the Entrepreneur Association of Rauma. Presenting conclusions for both academics and the public sector, the article contributes to the literature on urban and educational hackathons in smart cities with a heritage context. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 9 %P 45-54 %8 09/2019 %G eng %U https://timreview.ca/article/1268 %N 9 %1
Tampere University
Anu Helena Suominen, D.Sc. (Tech.), is a university teacher at Tampere University, Finland. She defended her doctoral thesis on legitimacy building in inter-organizational networks in 2017. Besides working for years in the field of research and education, Anu has several years of practical working experience in industry: in export, managing networking, and training projects. Anu is responsible for teaching four Master’s level courses in Knowledge Management, Innovation, Procurement, and Project Business Management. Her research is currently focused on hackathons for both industrial and educational purposes, knowledge sharing and integration, and innovation in inter-organizational networks.
 
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Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK)
Seija Halvari, M.Sc. (Tech.) and B.Eng., is a lecturer in Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK). Her research has focused on startup companies’ business model evolution and innovations. In addition, she has studied hackathons in an industrial and educational context. Seija has a strong industrial background and over a decade of experience in external and internal project management in various positions, together with experience in IT systems and business process improvement. 
 
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Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK)

Dr. Jari Jussila holds a PhD in Knowledge Management from Tampere University of Technology (TUT, 2015). At present, he is Principal Research Scientist at Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK). His research is currently focused on knowledge management, business intelligence, social media, big social data analytics, and health informatics. His works have been published in such international journals as Computers in Human Behavior, Industrial Management & Data Systems, International Journal of Knowledge Management, and Knowledge Management Research & Practice.

%& 45 %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1268 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2016 %T Boundary Objects as Part of Knowledge Integration for Networked Innovation %A Sari Mäenpää %A Anu Helena Suominen %A Rainer Breite %K boundary object %K co-creation network %K cross-learning %K knowledge integration %K networked innovation %X Networked innovation in co-creation networks is not possible without collaborative practices. Especially in complex projects, contextual knowledge is often spread among different stakeholders. To harness this dispersed knowledge for networked innovation, working knowledge management and collaborative practices are needed. This article addresses this need for better understanding and approaches to facilitate knowledge integration for networked innovation. We consider knowledge integration as the ability to put knowledge into action, and networked innovation as the co-created goal-driven output of selected partners. Our study focuses on describing and reporting a cross-learning type of expert knowledge-integration process with boundary objects, concrete or abstract “bridges” for overcoming possible knowledge boundaries, in a co-creation network. This article adds knowledge on networked innovation through knowledge integration with boundary objects. The reported process will help managers to systematically approach problems requiring expert knowledge that does not exist within their own organization and to better integrate knowledge required for innovation within their project networks. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 6 %P 25-36 %8 10/2016 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/1025 %N 10 %1 Tampere University of Technology Sari Mäenpää, DrTech, works as a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Project Manager in the area of Industrial and Information Management at the Tampere University of Technology, Finland. She holds a LicSc degree in Logistics, an MSc degree in Industrial Engineering, and a BSc degree in Construction Engineering. Her doctoral thesis focused on managing network relations in project business context. Sari has been working for years in the field of research and education and is especially interested in knowledge integration, relationship quality, and digitalization among manufacturing networks and business ecosystems. Prior to her academic career, she worked several years within the construction industry. %2 Tampere University of Technology Anu Helena Suominen, MScTech, is currently a doctoral student in the area of Industrial and Information Management at Tampere University of Technology, Finland. Her doctoral thesis focuses on inter-organizational network legitimation. Anu has several years of practical working experience in exports in the metal and telecommunications industries. She has also managed both networking and training projects in industry. Her research interests focus on inter-organizational networks and their governance, and innovation, especially from the perspective of knowledge management. %3 Tampere University of Technology Rainer Breite, DrTech, is a Lecturer and Researcher in the area of Industrial and Information Management at Tampere University of Technology, Finland. He has worked in several engineering companies, and his main industrial experience derives from water turbines. Rainer’s research interest is focused on knowledge sharing in supply chains and networks. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1025