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This paper introduces the concept of the mobile value core that is based on Expectation Confirmation Theory. The mobile value core determines the value relationships between mobile technology provision and mobile technology usage with special regard to value expectations, value perceptions and actual value creation. Creation of mobile value requires mobile co-creation methods and tools to achieve better expectation-experience fit of usage and therefore higher value for both sides, users and providers of mobile devices and applications. The set-up of a mobile Living Lab and a corresponding research agenda is outlined according to the hypotheses drawn from the mobile value core concept

User needs for interactive identification tools to organisms employed in the EU-Project KeyToNature

The EU-funded project KeyToNature is developing and optimising interactive tools for identifying organisms, making them suitable for being usable in the field of formal education across Europe. To define the requirements of the target audience, research was conducted in 11 partner countries during an initial project phase. Teachers and lecturers from primary schools to university level were asked to express their views about selected existing identification tools in a qualitative survey. The target audience was asked about perception, strengths and optimisation options, output channels and pedagogical application fields. The results showed that the adaption of the tools to the range of local organisms and the native language of the audience represents a fundamental step

Exploring a changing view on organizing value creation: Developing New Business Models

The relevance of Business model innovation (BMI) to survival and competitiveness of companies is largely acknowledged by academia and industry. Still, a recent study by Bouwman et al (2016) showed that 37% of Europe’s small and medium sized companies (SMEs) are engaged in BM Innovation. This means that almost two thirds of the SMEs do not change their business logic, thus staying within their familiar comfort zone. This can be fine for some, but many more SMEs will need to adjust and innovate their business model as the world changes around them especially due to digitalisation. Moreover, very few SMEs use formal methods to improve their BM - of those SMEs that do BM Innovation, only 19% make use of formal methods (Bouwman et al., 2016). This raises a question whether it is possible to support the BM innovation of SMEs by providing them tools that fit their strategic aims and practical BMI needs. In this paper, we present two design cycles for an online platform with ICT-enabled tooling that supports business model innovation by SMEs. The platform connects the needs of the SMEs regarding BMI with tools that can help to solve those needs and questions. The needs are derived from our earlier case study work (Heikkilä et al. 2016), showing typical BMI patterns of the SMEs needs - labelled as ‘I want to’s - about what an entrepreneur wants to achieve with business model innovation. The platform provides sets of integrated tools that can answer the typical ‘I want to’ questions that SMEs have with innovating their business models    </p