Structural Innovations in the Dutch green knowledge system

The paper reports about an ongoing research, investigating structural barriers that hamper the innovative capacity of the Green Knowledge System in The Netherlands. Innovation is supposed to benefit from co-creative networks of knowledge workers and practitioners. The research team interviewed successful change agents of such processes, and proceeded by asking opinions of managers in research and education about room for change. As a theoretical framework for the research the Triangle of Change was used, focussing on ambition and energy, rather than objectives and interests. The modified model offers perspectives for strategic action, taking the initiative as a starting point.