and other factors that influence the development, diffusion, and use of innovations." (Edquist, 2005). "... a human social network that behaves like a sociobiological system, wherein people have developed patterns of behaviour that minimise transaction costs caused by social barriers resulting from geography, lack of trust, differences in language and culture, and inefficient social networks." (Hwang and Horowitt, 2012) See also Collaborative innovation network Entrepreneurial ecosystem Frugal innovation Quadruple and quintuple innovation helix framework Relational capital Social innovation Startup ecosystem Technological innovation system Triple helix model of innovation References Further reading Technology Innovation Ecosystem Benchmark Study World Economic Forum: Innovation Ecosystems Forbes: The Next Big Business Buzzword - Ecosystem How Innovation Ecosystems Turn Outsiders Into Collaborators The Economist Insights: Innovation Ecosystems National Science Foundation: What is an Innovation Ecosystem? Innovation Innovation economics