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Paper short abstract

Collaboration is a concept often used in academia and research. From a conceptual review the development of new models of co-production of knowledge is presented. It is proposed to describe Lean Research as a research framework of local innovation in Colombia.

Paper long abstract

Scientific research is developing collaborative processes to generate knowledge around the world, particulary in science and technology. Over the last years the concept of collaborative research (Katz & Martin, 1997), has boomed. However, these collaborative networks still do not involve other nonacademic actors, and therefore do not meet their initial objectives. It necesary to rethink co-production systems of knowledge (Hessels & van Lente, 2008), and their implications for the generation of solutions from engineering (Ali, 2015⁠) as well as from public policy (Barandiaran, Araya, & Vila- vines, 2015; Crespo & Vila-vines, 2015).

A starting point to address this phenomenon is the reflection on the collaborative production of knowledge as an emergency response to increasingly complex challenges especially in the area of sustainability. Therefore, a conceptual review of the terms collaborative research and co-production of knowledge will develop. Creating bases for generating and facilitating dialogue of knowledge (Anderson, Monjeau, & Rau, 2015; Leff, 2006; Martinez-Torres & Rosset, 2014; Salinas & Pavelic, 2013) ⁠ where different actors come together to co-create solutions to local challenges.

To this aim, it takes into account Lean Research (Hoffecker, Leith, & Kim, 2015), as a general framework for research in local innovation, based on the concept of "innovation ecosystems" in the Colombian scenario.