Evaluating research for disruptive innovation in the space sector |
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| Institution: | 1. Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX, The Netherlands;2. Futures Research & Trendwatching at the Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Academy for Creative Industries, The Netherlands;3. Chair for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Potsdam, August-Bebel-Straße 89, 14482 Potsdam, Germany;4. EICT GmbH, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, 10587 Berlin, Germany;1. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tekniikankatu 1, Tampere, P.O. Box 1300, 33101 Tampere, Finland;2. Insight Foresight institute (IFI), Avda Concha Espina 8-1, Dcha, 28036 Madrid, Spain;1. Production Engineering Department, Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, Prof Almeida Prado Avenue, 128, room 236, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-070, Brazil;2. Business Department, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting, University of São Paulo, Professor Luciano Gualberto Avenue, 908, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-010, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Many governmental space activities need to be planned with a time horizon that extends beyond the comfort zone of reliable technology development assessments and predictions. In an environment of accelerating technological change, a methodological approach to addressing non-core technology trends and potentially disruptive, game-changing developments not yet linked to the space sector is increasingly important to complement efforts in core technology R&D planning.Various models and organisational setups aimed at fulfilling this purpose are in existence. These include, with varying levels of relevance to space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC, operational form 1998 to 2007 and recently re-established), the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency of the US Department of Defence, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Medialab, the early versions of Starlab, the Lockheed Skunk Works and the European Space Agency's Advanced Concepts Team.Some of these organisations have been reviewed and assessed individually, though systematic comparison of their methods, approaches and results have not been published. This may be due in part to the relatively sparse scientific literature on organisational parameters for enabling disruptive innovation as well as to the lack of commonly agreed indicators for the evaluation of their performance. Furthermore, innovation support systems in the space sector are organised differently than in traditional, open competitive markets, which serve as the basis for most scholarly literature on the organisation of innovation. The present paper is intended to advance and stimulate discussion on the organisation of disruptive innovation mechanisms specifically for the space sector. It uses the examples of the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts and the ESA Advanced Concepts Team, analyses their respective approaches and compares their results, leading to the proposal of measures for the analysis and eventual evaluation of research for disruptive innovation in the space sector. |
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