Cognitive Leadership, Systemic Innovation, and the Formation of Innovation Ecosystems

Nicolai J. Foss; Jens Schmidt

doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2022.10312abstract

Cognitive Leadership, Systemic Innovation, and the Formation of Innovation Ecosystems

Department of Strategy and Innovation

Aalto University

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Abstract

We analyze how innovators facilitate and shape the formation of innovation ecosystems around a systemic innovation. We argue that the ability to engage in cognitive leadership--the ability to influence others' beliefs, in particular owners of complementary assets, in order to achieve coordination and cooperation--is central to the development of nascent innovation ecosystems. Our approach shifts the unit of analysis from the innovation and the underlying (eco)system to the beliefs about the innovation, the ecosystem (including interdependencies) and the different players. Our model is built on three elements: beliefs as targets for successful cognitive leadership, the mechanisms by which innovators can influence others' beliefs, and the enablers as underlying skills for cognitive leadership. We discuss implications of our analysis for our understanding of the formation of innovation ecosystems and the emergence of ecosystem leadership and also highlight managerial implications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Eighty-second Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
Editors	Sonja Taneja
Number of pages	1
Place of Publication	Briarcliff Manor, NY
Publisher	Academy of Management
Publication date	2022
Pages	117
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.10312abstract
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2022: Creating a Better World Together - Seattle, United States Duration: 5 Aug 2022 → 9 Aug 2022 Conference number: 82 https://2022.aom.org/

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Conference	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2022
Number	82
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle
Period	05/08/2022 → 09/08/2022
Internet address	https://2022.aom.org/

Series	Academy of Management Proceedings
ISSN	0065-0668

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Foss, NJ & Schmidt, J 2022, Cognitive Leadership, Systemic Innovation, and the Formation of Innovation Ecosystems. in S Taneja (ed.), Proceedings of the Eighty-second Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Academy of Management, Briarcliff Manor, NY, Academy of Management Proceedings, pp. 117, The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2022, Seattle, Washington, United States, 05/08/2022. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.10312abstract

Cognitive Leadership, Systemic Innovation, and the Formation of Innovation Ecosystems. / Foss, Nicolai J.; Schmidt, Jens.
Proceedings of the Eighty-second Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. / Sonja Taneja. Briarcliff Manor, NY: Academy of Management, 2022. p. 117 (Academy of Management Proceedings).

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