Affiliation:
1. University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Germany, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
2. University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Germany
Abstract
The rise of the maker movement, including hackathons and fablabs, provides new opportunities for companies to boost innovation by collaborating with creative, tech-savvy and intrinsically motivated people, known as makers. This paper connects open innovation and maker movement research by investigating how makers and companies can work together within an industry-specific makerspace setting. We use a qualitative case study design and focus on the German photonics industry. Our results shed light on the expectations makers and companies have when considering a collaboration, along with the perceived benefits and risks. Furthermore, we uncover crucial design factors for industry-specific makerspaces.
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