02172nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245007500055210006900130260004200199300001000241490000600251520144300257653002201700653001201722653001501734653002801749653002301777653001701800653001301817653002601830653000801856100001701864856003701881       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aAccelerating Research Innovation by Adopting the Lean Startup Paradigm0 aAccelerating Research Innovation by Adopting the Lean Startup Pa  aOttawabTalent First Networkc05/2017  a32-430 v73 aConverting scientific expertise into marketable products and services is playing an increasingly important role in the launching of new ventures, the growth of existing firms, and the creation of new jobs. In this article, we explore how the lean startup paradigm, which validates the market for a product with a business model that can sustain subsequent scaling, has led to a new process model to accelerate innovation. We then apply this paradigm to the context of research at universities and other research organizations. The article is based on the assumption that the organizational context matters, and it shows how a deeper understanding of the research context could enable an acceleration of the innovation process. We complement theoretical examples with a case example from VTT Technical Research Institute of Finland. Our findings show that many of the concepts from early-acceleration phases – and the lean startup paradigm – can also be relevant in innovation discussions within the research context. However, the phase of value-proposition discovery is less adequately addressed, and that of growth discovery, with its emphasis on building on a scalable, sustainable business does not seem to be addressed with the presented innovation approaches from the research context. Hence, the entrepreneurial activities at the research context differ from those in startups and internal startups in established organizations.10acommercialization10acontext10ainnovation10ainnovation acceleration10ainnovation paradox10alean startup10aresearch10aresearch organization10aVTT1 aStill, Kaisa  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/1075