Fourth Generation Science & Tech Parks

Next generation science parks
innovation ecologies in a digital world
Dr David Hardman
CEO - Innovation Birmingham
Chairman - UKSPA
Duncan Berntsen
Director, Berntsen Consulting
www.innovationbham.com
Innovation Ecologies
Science parks have

driven economies as
aggregators as
geographically compact
entities
Ecologies are intrinsically dynamic –
subject to continuous and rapid change - responding

to external influences - technological, socio-
economic and political
drivers of historically unique change
Societal evolution
- technology integral to life
- urbanisation
Future relevance of geographic location s?
“Silicon Valley no
longer a place but a
network of places”
Today … linking from

elsewhere and then
relocating activity to
the Valley
Tomorrow ….
IT Generations by 2020
Boomers the ‘Why nots’ born 1946-64
Gen X ICT Immigrants born 1965-80
by 2020 in Europe 1 in 5 will be over 65

majority will work beyond retirement age
many starting small businesses for
life style and financial support
Gen Y the Millennials born 1980-2000
Their digital orientation, fluency in web

and mobile, means they will remain quick
adopters of new technology as
they focus on careers, families, home
and high-tech living
The SoLoMo effect
social media platforms, physical location interacting with one’s
mobile device
Gen ‘Z’ - our 2020 innovation ecology clients
The ICT Generation
Gen Z - born after 2000 81% 26%

of online teens would need to fly to meet
use some kind of most of their social network
social media friends
Fluent in mobile and social platforms
global reach and outlook with local 76% 52%
wish their hobby use YouTube and other
could be their job social media sites when
ease (GenY=50%) researching for homework
global friendships through virtual

connections
they are/will challenge academia requiring affordable
personalised learning based around video, podcasts,
webinars and social media tools with real-time on demand
expectations
…. these are the 2020 entrepreneurs
The socially connected consumer
Global growth of the internet, cloud computing combined with

advanced analytical tools to scour large data sets on mobile
platforms – accelerated rate of change
New market transparency as business and consumer activity

is tracked and monitored
market power continues to shift to the consumer
entry barriers to global markets lower for small

businesses
48% of all UK retail 34% of all retail 3,400% growth in 47% of consumers
have used mobiles
websites are accessed website sales are mobile commerce
to browse competitor’s
from mobile devices from mobile devices in last 4 years
websites while in store
Technology reducing cost barriers to start-ups
The Internet explosion required infrastructure which

spawned the original tech start-up community in Silicon
Valley
- Interconnected personal computers - Databases –

browsers – servers - storage – security ……
Today - horizontally scalable computing & storage

systems
- Open source software
- Web Services
Translates into Less capital required to start a

company
After : Mark Suster , http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/
Characteristics of web-connected businesses
Transient/kinetic workforce – horizontally distributed

talent - Collaborative networks of contingent workers
creative nomads - more self-employment and micro-

businesses with global reach
collaborative communities of customers and suppliers

drives crowd-trained decisions, problem solving and
anticipation of need
Data becomes the value component in many products and

services
Urbanised innovation – nothing new
C19th and early C20th

industrial districts—high
concentrations of
manufacturing enterprises
engaging in similar or
complimentary work
Such clustering facilitated

local supply chains - fluid
supply of workers living in
the surrounding communities
and walked to work
Edward K. Muller and Paul A. Groves, “The Emergence of Industrial

Districts in Mid-Nineteenth Century Baltimore” Geographical Review 69
(2) (1979): 159–178.
Today’s Innovation Districts
Innovation districts maintain elements
of earlier models but embody new
interplays demanded by the new
economies
where supply chains are global
“ While the marginal cost of transmitting
information across geographical space has
fallen significantly, the marginal cost of
transmitting knowledge still rises with
More than half of global
distance …. Therefore, the knowledge spill
population lives in a city over benefits of clustering in cities
can be large for high-value, knowledge
City dwellers are 50% more intensive sectors.”
productive than rural workers
and 30% more prosperous
Devolving Decision Making: Meeting the Regional Economic Challenge; The
Larger cities come up with more Importance of Cities to Regional Growth”
London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2006
innovations per head than smaller
ones
Today’s uk science park scene
UK ‘Science Parks’ tenant companies : 4,083*
UK ‘Science Parks’ jobs in tenant companies: 74,045*
As at 2013 all figures based on ukspa membership
Urban quasi-urban Suburban
Core city regions

London
Cambridge
Oxford
Source UKSPA : analysis by GVA
Other southeast/east
Driving future growth: Core cities and the
knowledge economy Spring 2014
Scotland
other
Today’s Innovation Districts
“The trend is to nurture living, breathing communities

rather than sterile remote, compounds of research
silos”
Business Week June 2009
(Knowledge economy) companies thrive in urban

environments, where they can connect with other
industries, drawing on the culture and diversity of the
city
South Mountain Economics, LLC, “A Balanced and Growing Economy:
How San Francisco is Making the Transition to a Digital City” (2014)
Assets Actors and Activity
Local physical communities and environments remain

important as they drive more creativity through
diversity
Urban yet borderless - invites wider inclusion which

flattens innovation - speeding up social progress
creating positive feed-back loop stimulating more
opportunity
City innovation Ecologies
The future physical

environment communicates
with- through - to - you
such environments sense,

scan, receive and feedback
These sensing environments will be conscious with

feedback loops to and from themselves and people within
range
Without walls intelligent city
Open digitally matched

communities of interest
will remain serendipitous
environs
promoted by the internet

of - people - things -
place
passing through the walls

of:
public sector -
organizations –
academia –
commerce –
public realms
Assets Actors and Activity
A physical place that

promoted community dynamics
- an environment striking a
balance between order and
chaos
…. innovation centre
…. science park
or a city innovation quarter
the challenges
To address borderless complex and dispersed

innovation chains work-force and consumers
To catalyse the growth of micro-

multinationals
To embrace the consequences of the

urbanisation of innovation
a connected convivial epicenter
for communities
defined by interest not location
- as a knowledge capture platform
community
entrepreneurs
connected
collaboration
borderless
innovation
Designed to promote innovation
Order Structured Pensive

environment
‘Serendip’
Hot-desking
Innovation Marketplace
creative
chaos
Innovation
‘The success of innovation

at any moment in time is
driven by utilising what is
possible at that time,
remixing the possibles,
lateral thinking - not just
new ideas but remixing old’
Steven Johnson
in Where good ideas come from: the natural
history of innovation. Riverhead Books. NY.
2010
Serendip
An environment promoting
creative serendipity
promoting collisions of
thoughts and ideas
opening doors to new possibilities
‘The Three Princes of Serendip’

Horace Walpole (Let. to Mann, 28 Jan. 1754)
(Serendip, old name for Ceylon, Sri Lanka)
Serendip for a smart city
a driver of innovations through

the active promotion of diverse
data sets
promoting unique collaborations

across sectors supported by
corporate partners from:
Built environment
ICT and Games
Digital media
Digital Medtech
virtual incubator networks
iCentra
DIGITAL Ports -
An alliance of Physical creative locations connected via

digital bridges that offer a sense of ‘place’ to promote
amplification of ideas –
global to support local
Consequences
20 years ago we thought we were going to be wired

hermits but it turns out greater urbanization pervades
Smaller connected real estate

Digitally enhanced convivial centres
integrated Urban locations
Multi-sector stimulated
Highly collaborative, flexible, data rich
kinetic and transient communities of creative nomads
Horizontally connected smes - fewer corporates
Driven by The internet of ( innovation )
Thank you
Gen Z science parks will be :
Connected
Communicating
Collaborating
Creating
communities

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Next generation science parks

innovation ecologies in a digital world

Science parks have

Ecologies are intrinsically dynamic –

subject to continuous and rapid change - responding

Today … linking from

Boomers the ‘Why nots’ born 1946-64

Gen X ICT Immigrants born 1965-80

by 2020 in Europe 1 in 5 will be over 65

Gen Y the Millennials born 1980-2000

Their digital orientation, fluency in web

Gen Z - born after 2000 81% 26%

global friendships through virtual

…. these are the 2020 entrepreneurs

Global growth of the internet, cloud computing combined with

New market transparency as business and consumer activity

market power continues to shift to the consumer

entry barriers to global markets lower for small

The Internet explosion required infrastructure which

- Interconnected personal computers - Databases –

Today - horizontally scalable computing & storage

Translates into Less capital required to start a

After : Mark Suster , http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/

Transient/kinetic workforce – horizontally distributed

creative nomads - more self-employment and micro-

collaborative communities of customers and suppliers

Data becomes the value component in many products and

C19th and early C20th

Such clustering facilitated

Edward K. Muller and Paul A. Groves, “The Emergence of Industrial

Urban quasi-urban Suburban

Core city regions

“The trend is to nurture living, breathing communities

(Knowledge economy) companies thrive in urban

Local physical communities and environments remain

Urban yet borderless - invites wider inclusion which

The future physical

such environments sense,

These sensing environments will be conscious with

Open digitally matched

promoted by the internet

passing through the walls

A physical place that

To address borderless complex and dispersed

To catalyse the growth of micro-

To embrace the consequences of the

Order Structured Pensive

‘The success of innovation

‘The Three Princes of Serendip’

a driver of innovations through

promoting unique collaborations

An alliance of Physical creative locations connected via

20 years ago we thought we were going to be wired

Smaller connected real estate

Gen Z science parks will be :

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