Incomplete innovative arrangements: divergent situations and complementary opportunities

Ulrich Hilpert and Francesco Sandulli

European Planning Studies, 2025, vol. 33, issue 8, 1251-1261

Abstract: Regions and metropolises in crisis contain widely overlooked competences. Although their situations are characterized by outdated products there are also valuable capabilities which can provide a basis for renewed competence building. As long as such competences, skilled labour force, and enterprises are still active in the region or metropolis they can be exploited for new and innovative processes when additional knowledge becomes available. These competences are frequently underexplored but provide for the transformation of structures based on synergy with additional competences. Since the region or metropolis is characterized by an incomplete innovative arrangement, such synergy demands for interregional collaboration. From industrial and regional development, one can learn that creative ideas and innovative processes can be induced also when traditional competences and high-tech is merged. Enterprises and locations can develop unique selling points or become related to value chains. A contextualization regarding industries, consulting, R&D, markets, and skills allows for new opportunities. It can also show that opportunities are contained in a situation when capabilities of the context are related. Regions can become innovative although they were not aware before. They improve their capabilities and can continue their strengths or participation in chain.

Date: 2025
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