02007nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245011900055210006900174260004200243300001000285490000600295520127700301653001601578653002501594653001801619653002201637653002201659100001801681700001701699700002501716856003601741       2015                        eng d  a1927-032100aContextuality and Co-Creation Matter: A Qualitative Case Study Comparison of Living Lab Concepts in Urban Research0 aContextuality and CoCreation Matter A Qualitative Case Study Com  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/2015  a48-550 v53 aInnovation development is key to transforming a product-based economy into an innovative service economy by integrating users as co-creators in real-life environments. User co-creation and user involvement are key elements in living labs. Urban living labs add not only the urban component to the conceptual design, but also societal, political, and technological questions. Fields of analysis in urban research relate to socio-spatial environment, living together, and urban policies. The leading question of this article is: to what extent can urban living labs be used as an instrument to support these fields of investigation? Comparing three different approaches for urban living labs, ranging from socially-centred to more technology-centred, we offer a more nuanced understanding of urban living lab design in diverging research contexts. All three case studies manage to go beyond testing and improving new products, which is normally the aim of existing living labs, by embedding innovation in appropriate social, structural, and institutional frameworks, and targeting civil society involvement. The community benefits from this case study comparison because it contextualizes living labs as research methodology to be applied in future urban research projects. 10aco-creation10ainnovation ecosystem10aparticipation10asocial innovation10aurban living labs1 aFranz, Yvonne1 aTausz, Karin1 aThiel, Sarah-Kristin  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/952