Inter-organizational collaborative network (ICoN) model

Abstract

This chapter presents the conceptual Inter-organizational Collaborative Network (ICoN) model developed within the research to guide the proposition of such a network in the local context of the intervention. The ICoN model was aimed at defining the most important relationships among participants of the network proposed, their roles and their pattern of relations, during a defined long-term project or a planned task. The chapter discusses the theoretical references adopted to build such a model, such as: the Triple Helix concept, aspects of collaboration and innovation within networks through Design, as well as the importance of using the Design management view when managing Pilot projects and, finally, the role of Boundary objects as a bridge to knowledge and innovation.