Spaces to foster and sustain innovation: Towards a conceptual framework

This paper studies the influence of the physical space in the performance of innovation laboratories. As there is a strong emergence of new innovation laboratories all over the world, past experiences have shown that this type of projects are at risk to not succeed in their goals. The physical space is considered as a conscious asset to improve the innovation outcomes that must be carefully designed according with the strategic goals of the project. In the present paper, at first five frameworks from the literature are identified and compared. Then, based on both literature and authors´ experience an updated framework is proposed as basis for a future guidance tool for researchers and practitioners aiming to adapt or to start a new laboratory.