DEVELOPING VALUES-BASED INNOVATION COMPETENCES: AN ECOSYSTEMIC APPROACH

Abstract

This paper explores how competences are developed for values-based innovation. We conduct action research to develop a values-based network–an ecosystemic project; we propose a Values-Based Innovation Competence Model (VBIC). Based on values-based innovation, innovation pedagogy and activity theory, the model presents the process of developing competences based on a system of activities with prerequisites, triggering factors and an expansive learning cycle. We discovered three additional competences that lead to the development of a values network: sensemaking, forecasting, and the meta-competence of orchestration. We also found that competences develop over time, with a hierarchical relationship between them. This model aims to help universities educate their students and organisations to facilitate values-based innovation.