Tech For Change: Research Seminar November, 3rd 2025

The Chair Technology for Change is pleased to host Professor Joel West, Professor Emeritus at the Keck Graduate Institute and San José State University, California. His seminar will explore the mechanisms through which firms engage in open innovation ecosystems to create and capture value in dynamic environments.

In his presentation, “Environmental Moderators of Dynamic Capabilities Utilized in Open Innovation,” Professor West develops a mediated model explaining how firms leverage dynamic capabilities—sensing, seizing, and transforming external knowledge—to convert shared knowledge into intangible assets that enhance firm performance. The study further identifies key environmental moderators, including market uncertainty, industry dynamism, and ecosystem embeddedness, that shape the effectiveness of these processes.

 About the speaker
Professor Joel West is a leading scholar in the field of open innovation. His pioneering research has advanced the understanding of how firms utilize strategic openness to build competitive advantage through open platforms, standards, communities, and consortia. He is the co-editor of Open Innovation: Researching a New Paradigm (Oxford, 2006), New Frontiers in Open Innovation (Oxford, 2014), and the Oxford Handbook of Open Innovation (Oxford, 2023). Professor West is also co-founder of the World Open Innovation Conference and a two-time technology entrepreneur.

 Venue: ENSTA Paris, Room 12.11
Date and Time: Monday, November 3, 2025 | 10:30 – 12:00

Registration: Attendance is free but seats are limited. Please register by email at [javascript protected email address]