Abstract
Living Labs are spaces for innovative and participative research, development and activities that use multidisciplinary approaches and promote the co-creation paradigm. The main aim of this paper is therefore to put Living Labs in the context of rural areas and evaluate their possible contributions for sustainable rural development. This study analyzed the prototyping cases of cardamom dryer, cooking stove and farm reservoir design with the topic of sustainable living in rural areas in India. The research method was as follows. First, the selected living lab cases were explained according to the innovation development process. Second, the 20 evaluation criteria of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) were mapped to the components of the Extended Business Model Canvas (EBMC). Third, the characteristics of Urban Living Lab were presented by grouping in the components of the Extended EBMC. And, based on the suggested characteristics, we offer a Proposition for the sustainable development of an Rural Living Lab.
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