TY  - CONF
TI  - Living Labs in a Lean Perspective
AU  - Soliman-Junior, Joao
AU  - Awwal, Samira
AU  - Bridi, Marcelle Engler
AU  - Tzortzopoulos, Patricia
AU  - Granja, Ariovaldo Denis
AU  - Koskela, Lauri
AU  - Gomes, Danilo
AD  - Research Assistant, Innovative Design Lab (IDL), University of Huddersfield, UK, j.solimanjunior@hud.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0002-8089-8628
AD  - PhD Student, Innovative Design Lab (IDL), University of Huddersfield, UK,  samira.awwal@hud.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0001-7771-1511
AD  - PhD Student, Laboratory for Construction Management Research (LAGERCON), University of  Campinas, Brazil, marcelle.bridi@gmail.com, orcid.org/0000-0003-4317-5938
AD  - Professor, Innovative Design Lab (IDL), University of Huddersfield, UK, p.tzortzopoulos@hud.ac.uk,  orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-6753
AD  - Associate Professor, Laboratory for Construction Management Research (LAGERCON), University  of Campinas, Brazil, adgranja@m.unicamp.br, orcid.org/0000-0002-2964-5609
AD  - Professor, Innovative Design Lab (IDL), University of Huddersfield, UK, l.koskela@hud.ac.uk,  orcid.org/0000-0003-4449-2281
AD  - Senior Lecturer, Innovative Design Lab (IDL), University of Huddersfield, UK, d.gomes@hud.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0002-1963-392X
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/07/14
T2  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
C3  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
CY  - Lima, Peru
SP  - 484
EP  - 493
DO  - 10.24928/2021/0176
AB  - Living Labs (LLs) consist of social and dynamic environments that enable end-users and stakeholders to collaborate towards an innovation. This paper presents the concept of LLs and analysis on how it can foster communication and collaboration from a lean perspective. Key concepts, such as co-creation, common ground, shared understanding and boundary objects are discussed in relation to LLs. The paper highlights the synergies between LLs and lean, including the focus on users’ needs and values, the use of participatory approaches and early inclusion of stakeholders in the decision-making process, for example. There is however lack of clarity in the literature regarding the concept of LLs and, hence, there is a need for future empirical research to enable a better understanding of the synergies between Living Labs and lean.
KW  - Living labs
KW  - co-creation
KW  - common ground
KW  - shared understanding
KW  - boundary objects
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1876/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1876
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -