Bouncing forward better – micro-foundations of combinatorial innovation

Figures & data

Table 1. Combinatorial innovations by knowledge and sector.

	Related knowledge	Unrelated knowledge
Related sector	Related diversification e.g. car – > trucks	Unrelated diversification e.g. food – > functional food based on biotechnology
Unrelated sector	Unrelated diversification e.g. ski – > aviation based on composite material	New path creation e.g. by attracting and anchoring actors/knowledge from outside the region

Source: Modified from Grillitsch, Asheim, and Nielsen (2022).

Figure 1. Theoretical illustration of relations shaping agents’ possibility for combinatorial innovation.

An illustration that links incentive structures and knowledge bases to the time-perspective of action, and network structures and firm routines to combinatorial capabilities. Then it links the time-perspective of action and combinatorial capabilities to the possibility for combinatorial innovations.

Table 2. Overview of the different knowledge bases/type of products.

	Analytical knowledge base	Synthetic knowledge base	Symbolic knowledge base
Tangible products	Biotech	Deep tech/hardware engineering industries	–
Intangible products	IT/Software	–	Cultural and creative sectors

Source: Based on Asheim (2007).

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