01907nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245011000055210006900165260004200234300001000276490000600286520118700292653001501479653002601494653001501520653001501535653001601550100002301566700002701589700002401616856003701640       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aConvergent Innovation in Emerging Healthcare Technology Ecosystems: Addressing Complexity and Integration0 aConvergent Innovation in Emerging Healthcare Technology Ecosyste  aOttawabTalent First Networkc09/2017  a44-540 v73 aPrecision Medicine and Digital Health are emerging areas in healthcare, and they are underpinned by convergent or cross-industry innovation. However, convergence results in greater uncertainty and complexity in terms of technologies, value networks, and organization. There has been limited empirical research on emerging and convergent ecosystems, especially in addressing the issue of integration. This research identifies how organizations innovate in emerging and convergent ecosystems, specifically, how they address the challenge of integration. We base our research on empirical analyses using a series of longitudinal case studies employing a combination of case interviews, field observations, and documents. Our findings identify a need to embrace the complexity by adopting a variety of approaches that balance “credibility-seeking” and “advantage-seeking” behaviours, to navigate, negotiate, and nurture both the innovation and ecosystem, in addition to a combination of “analysis” and “synthesis” actions to manage aspects of integration. We contribute to the convergent innovation agenda and provide practical approaches for innovators in this domain. 10acomplexity10aconvergent innovation10aecosystems10ahealthcare10aintegration1 aPhillips, Mark, A.1 aHarrington, Tomás, S.1 aSrai, Jagjit, Singh  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/1105