Community Innovation Research Articles

Early Childhood Character Education Utilizing Innovative Communication Media Wayang Beber Fable

This research uses the Wayang Beber Fable performance media. Fable stories attract the attention of young children. The goal is that Wayang Beber Fable can be used as an innovative medium for early childhood character education. Observations and interviews were carried out for data collection. The aim is to be able to evaluate teachers' difficulties. The evaluation results show that teachers lack teaching aids for character education. As a solution, workshops and performances are held for students. The workshop aims to learn how to play and make Wayang Beber Fable. The teachers succeeded in playing Wayang Beber Fable independently. This allows teachers to develop performance stories relevant to children's needs. Every Wayang Beber Fable performance always has a moral message in it. Early childhood needs moral teachings. At this stage, children learn to understand the world around them. Wayang Beber Fable can be an innovative medium for early childhood character education. It can even be integrated into a broader character education curriculum. Educators now have alternative media for character education teaching aids that are innovative and interactive.

Health Messaging Strategies for Vaping Prevention and Cessation Among Youth and Young Adults: A Systematic Review

ABSTRACT This systematic review evaluates health messaging strategies for the prevention and cessation of e-cigarette use among youth and young adults. Health messaging strategies were defined as the strategic process of developing messages with the intent to shape, reinforce, or change recipients’ health attitudes and behaviors. McGuire’s Communication/Persuasion Model guided the analysis of the messaging strategies, focusing on the model’s five communication inputs (i.e. source, message, channel, audience, destination) and 14 persuasive outcomes. Nine databases were searched from January 2007 to September 2023. The inclusion criteria encompassed studies in English that presented quantitative data on messaging strategies aimed at discouraging vaping among youth and young adults. Each study was also coded for study characteristics and the utilization of theory. Out of 6,045 studies, 25 met the inclusion criteria. The reviewed studies exhibit a diverse array of research methods and a consistent integration of theories. The review emphasizes the nuanced main and interaction effects of various communication inputs, such as message features and audience characteristics, while also pointing out a research gap in message sources. In addition, the utilization of social media for effective messaging to engage the audience requires further research. Only one study specifically evaluated messaging strategies for vaping cessation. More research is imperative to develop targeted and tailored messages that effectively prevent and reduce vaping, especially among populations at higher risk of vaping-related harms, while also leveraging effective channels and innovative communication technologies to engage the audience.

Covid-19: Lessons from the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa relevant to the WHO IA2030 vaccination agenda

While the global need to promote vaccination against viral illnesses is recognized, there are fundamental reasons for the failure of many programs. The World Health Organization has emphasized that the causes of low vaccine use must be understood and addressed in order to increase people’s demand for immunization services, and such understanding is central to promoting vaccine acceptance, as called for in the current WHO IA2030 initiative. Immunization programs remain fundamental to both pandemic preparedness and robust health systems. But, to achieve the goals of IA2030 requires improved targeting and reach to protect against viral illness and other global pathogens, hence the need for creative and innovative community engagement to increase vaccine uptake, and the relevance of learning from past pandemics. In sub-Saharan Africa, important lessons were learned during the Covid-19 pandemic; many of these are now broadly applicable to enhance current programs to promote vaccine acceptance such as the WHO IA2030 initiative. Strategies that helped increase vaccine uptake in Africa included six approaches to health promotion called for by the 2017 Lancet Commission on the future of health in sub-Saharan Africa. (Adoption of a community empowerment approach; Use of inclusive, people-centered strategies; Provision of innovative education; Creation of novel and improved tools; Training personnel to be mindful of, and responsive to, local needs; and Endorsement of non-traditional avenues to engage and inform). This commentary describes the principles underlying these six approaches, and summarizes ways in which their use contributed to programs working to increase vaccine uptake in sub-Saharan Africa that are applicable in a global context.

Is innovation failure just a dead end?

This paper explores whether failures in innovation projects at the firm level contribute to strengthening firms’ innovative activities and the odds of future innovation. Building on the literature on NK fitness landscapes, our paper focuses on technological complexity as a key factor that influences the response to innovation failures, guiding whether to discontinue the current path or, alternatively, to leverage the failure as a foundation for future innovation success. We then test the hypothesis derived from our model using a panel data set constituted by ten waves of the Community Innovation Survey held in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2014. Our findings show the fundamental relevance of the different forms of learning that are available to the firm. In particular, we highlight the positive role of learning after a previous innovation project has been abandoned. Previous failure in innovating produces some forms of learning inside the firms, and this learning positively contributes to subsequent successful innovation. Moreover, by differentiating between radical and incremental innovation, and between complex and less-complex innovation landscapes, we highlight the role of incremental innovation over the whole spectrum of landscape complexity, while the role of radical innovation appears to be more limited to less turbulent technological landscapes.

Unlocking carbon finance: Empowering energy communities for mutual benefit

This study investigates the potential of utilizing carbon credits to finance innovative local energy communities in Europe, addressing a significant gap in academic literature. Despite the growing interest in voluntary carbon credits as a mechanism for offsetting carbon emissions, there is limited evidence connecting local energy systems to voluntary carbon markets. The study explores whether carbon credits could serve as a practical tool for funding the development of energy communities, contributing to sustainable energy transitions and climate mitigation strategies. The research employs a comprehensive methodology to assess the quality of carbon credit projects and examines ten innovative energy community projects in Europe. Key findings reveal there is potential for using carbon credits to finance energy community initiatives. However, challenges persist, particularly regarding financing barriers and the volatile nature of carbon markets. The study underscores the importance of policy support in establishing clear standards for voluntary markets and promoting the accessibility of carbon offsets. Furthermore, it suggests potential solutions such as pre-financing agreements and the utilization of carbon market derivatives to enhance project viability. Overall, the study offers insights into the intersection between voluntary carbon markets and local energy initiatives, providing a foundation for further research and policy development in the field of local sustainable development and climate change mitigation.

The changing dynamics of the creative city: Toward an inclusive, participatory, and place-based cultural policy in Wellington, New Zealand

ABSTRACT The policies and practices of creative cities are transitioning from a more externally focused and neoliberally oriented creative agenda toward local, place-based approaches that are grounded in the principles of social and cultural inclusion, participation, and diversity. However, little research has specifically examined the tensions, trade-offs, and opportunities cities might face in this transition. This research explores the creative dynamics of Wellington, New Zealand’s creative capital, pursuing a more inclusive and community-oriented policy. Using a case study approach, we identified seven key themes critical to supporting more inclusive and place-based creative city policies: affordability; availability of creative and cultural infrastructure; a supportive built environment; celebration of Indigenous culture and creative expression; support for inclusion and diversity; reliable funding resources and supportive regulations and processes; and grassroots community innovators. We developed these themes by considering both Wellington’s creative city policies and the existing creative dynamics of the city, which provide implications and recommendations for other cities experiencing similar transitions in their creative city policies.

A medical language for climate discourse

Innovative communication theories propose that we understand messages not by decoding their meaning but by inferring what speakers intend to express. However scientifically accurate the messages climate scientists have put forward, the appropriate inferences may not have been drawn by most of their audiences. One of the main reasons may be that scientific metaphors allow for multiple interpretations, yet, because of their expressive power, they impact discourses disproportionately. Climate communication took a path of euphemistic scientific expressions partially due to the noble scientific norms of self-restraint and modesty, but the hidden implications of climate jargon distort the way non-experts think about the heating climate. Consequently, the current climate jargon hinders informed decisions about Earth’s life support systems. Changing the softened expressions of climate language, from the cool of basic research to the heat and compassion of medical contexts, may allow for more productive public and political debates – which may lead to more powerful policy solutions. Speaking and thinking in medical terms could turn the perception of worst case scenarios from hypotheticals or doomism to life-saving interventions. We typically start reducing fever before it gets out of control, let alone crosses a threshold of potential death. Instead of putting on a positivist mascara, a calm and serious discussion of safety measures in medical terms, for example, talking about climatic tipping cascades as metastases, could foster a more honest evaluation of the required legal and regulatory steps to keep our home planet habitable.

Research on Innovative Communication Strategies of Gaozhou Puppet Show from the Perspective of the 'Hundred Thousand Ten Thousand' Project

The research is set against the backdrop of the "Hundred Thousand Ten Thousand" project in Guangdong Province, aiming to explore how Gaozhou Puppet Show, as an important part of Chinese folk culture and art, can leverage its cultural communication potential in the process of new urbanization and urban-rural integration. By deeply analyzing the unique role of Gaozhou Puppet Show in cultural education and combining field research with literature review, this paper proposes a series of innovative communication strategies. The research results show that Gaozhou Puppet Show occupies an important position in the art of Cantonese opera, through effective communication strategies, and it can further promote its inheritance and development in contemporary society. Ultimately, the study concludes that innovative cultural communication strategies are of great significance for the protection and promotion of Gaozhou Puppet Show, helping to realize its cultural value and social function in the new era.

Assessing urban sustainability in Saudi Arabia: an empirical evidence from Al-Medina Al-Munawwarah

This study aims to assess the progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11) in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia. The study also examines challenges that encounter SDG 11. To this end, six targets consisting of 40 indicators of SDG 11 have been adopted, relying on literature, international and national technical reports, and the personal perspectives of twelve experts. Overall progress towards SDG 11 has shown significant improvement considerably, with a middle level, particularly after Saudi Vision 2030 was approved. The findings show that three targets including affordable housing, sustainable transportation, and sustainable urbanization, have achieved average progress, and two targets, including air quality, and waste management, and access to green areas have been demonstrated low progress, as well as a single target, which is the preservation and protection of natural and cultural heritage, which has achieved optimal progress. The results highlight several challenges that hinder progress towards SDG 11, but the level of these challenges varies from one target to another target, ranging from moderate to major challenges. These challenges should be considered in continuing urban strategies and could be reduced by establishing resource-saving and innovative community urban renewal programs.

Hidden Gems from the Communication of Innovations and Network Literature

Hidden Gems from the Communication of Innovations and Network Literature

INTERACTION BETWEEN A BEYOND-BAND DISCRETE SOLITON AND A DIRAC SOLITON IN BINARY WAVEGUIDE ARRAYS

We investigate the intricate interactions between a beyond-band discrete soliton (BBDS) and Dirac soliton in a binary waveguide array (BWA). Through comprehensive analysis, we demonstrate that the behavior of these soliton interactions remains largely unaffected by the presence of central peaks or dips at the center of each soliton, or the initial phase differences between them. Our research highlights the critical role of the BBDS intensity in determining the nature of its interaction with Dirac solitons. We reveal that low-intensity BBDS exhibit consistent attraction towards Dirac solitons across multiple encounters, while high-intensity BBDSs show an initial phase of attraction followed by a repulsion phase, causing a subsequent divergence. These findings not only enhance our understanding of soliton interactions on a fundamental level but also set the stage for the development of innovative optical communication and signal processing technologies leveraging the distinctive properties of BBDSs and Dirac solitons.

Breaking Barriers: Technological Adoption Challenges in Organizations of Developing Economies - A Case of Pakistan

Technology integration at the workplace is the most talked about and challenging topic in this technologically poised era. Academia and practitioners are both struggling to upgrade themselves. By not adopting technological revolutions, emerging economies face the danger of being left behind, which could lead to a significant disproportion of economic development and living canons compared to industrialized nations. Technological transformation in developing economies has both problems and possibilities. The research analyzes the challenging factors of implementing innovative technologies to foster societal development, economic advancement, and enhanced quality of organizational practices in emerging economies, with a particular emphasis on Pakistan. The study identifies the critical obstacles to adopting technology, such as scarcity of financial resources, threats over data privacy and security, the unwillingness of management personnel to embrace change, the fast pace of technical developments, and a deficiency of awareness vis-à-vis the advantages of integrating technology. This research used a cross-sectional, quantitative approach to collect data from 287 participants representing different industries/organizations in Karachi, Pakistan. The descriptive statistical analysis was performed via SPSS, emphasizing organizations' notable obstacles during technology adoption. The findings identify the importance of strategic resource allocation, strong cybersecurity measures, efficient change management, ongoing innovation, and thorough education and communication to address these difficulties. Working on these challenges is imperative if an organization seeks benefits from advanced technology and innovation, maximum employee efficiency, and required sustainable growth. The study findings propose valuable insights to help policymakers, organizational leaders, and practitioners pursue technological adoption and inspire economic development in Pakistan, an emerging economy.

Analysis of the Dissemination of Popular Science Short Videos in China: Case Study of "Wuqiongxiaoliang's Popular Science Daily"

This article explores the spread of popular science short videos in China using the example of "Wuqiongxiaoliang's popular Science Daily". The article introduces the growth of Internet users in China and the rise of short video platforms, as well as the wide application of short videos in various fields. It also discusses research on science communication, short video communication, and popular science short videos. The aim of this study is to analyze the communication strategy and effect of 'Wuqiongxiaoliang's popular Science Daily' and explore the current problems and future development direction of popular science short videos. The research questions are focused on the account's communication strategy, including the use of humor, personalized portrayals, and expertise to engage viewers. At the same time, it also highlights the problems faced by the account, such as the homogenization of content across multiple platforms and the packaging in the style of a single video. Finally, the direction of future development is suggested, including a deep understanding of user needs, the creation of unique content, a focus on current events and the integration of scientific entertainment. Popular science short videos are expected to continue playing a significant role in science communication in the digital age, provided they meet the challenges and employ innovative communication strategies.

Transformation of Qur'an and Hadith Learning Through Merdeka Curriculum in Indonesia

This research uses qualitative methods to investigate the transformation of Qur'anic and Hadith learning in Indonesia through the implementation of Merdeka Curriculum. The focus of the research includes the identification of barriers in traditional religious education, an emphasis on the need for a more dynamic and inclusive teaching approach to these key texts, as well as an explanation of solutions involving the adoption of Merdeka Curriculum. The curriculum incorporates innovative teaching methods, technology and community participation. The results show that traditional religious education in Indonesia is faced with a number of challenges, including monotonous teaching methods, lack of student interaction, and less relevance to contemporary life. Therefore, a more dynamic and inclusive teaching approach is needed to arouse students' interest and understanding of the Qur'an and Hadith. Merdeka Curriculum is considered a promising solution by bringing together innovative teaching methods, technology and community engagement. Its implementation showed significant improvements in student engagement, understanding, and application of the teachings of the Qur'an and Hadith. In conclusion, curriculum reform through Merdeka Curriculum has an important role to play in strengthening the understanding and appreciation of Islamic principles among students in Indonesia. This more dynamic and inclusive approach can help the younger generation to understand and appreciate the principles of Islam.

How does the online innovation community climate affect the user's value co-creation behavior: The mediating role of motivation.

Online Innovation Community (OIC) serves as a virtual space for users to exchange products and services, and share knowledge and information. Previous studies have indicated that community climate is an important factor affecting users' value co-creation behavior, however, the influencing process has not been clearly revealed from the perspective of motivation. In this study, we explored the relationship between online innovation community climate (supportive climate and controlling climate), user motivation and value co-creation behavior (user's participation behavior and user's citizenship behavior) based on the SOR model. The study sample included 29,835 pieces of information from 3,315 users in 14 product sections of the OnePlus Community which were analyzed with Mplus8.1. The findings revealed that: (1) The supportive climate had a positive impact on user's citizenship behavior(β = 0.042), while the controlling climate exerted a significant positive impact on user's citizenship behavior (β = 0.078) and user's participation behavior(β = 0.099); (2) The need for achievement played a suppressing effect between community climate and user's participation behavior, the need for power played a suppressing effect between supportive climate and user's value co-creation behavior, and the need for affiliation played a mediating role between supportive climate and user's citizenship behavior (β = 0.010) and user's participation behavior(β = 0.006); (3) Community trust positively moderated the relationship between the need for achievement and user's participation behavior(β = 0.058) as well as between the need for power and user's participation behavior(β = 0.043).

The Innovation System in Transformation

In the light of the pressing global challenges, our need for innovation has dramatically changed. Instead of technical innovation alone, we need solutions on a much larger scale as well. The text analyses the transformation of the discourse on innovation in the last two decades, trying to illustrate the progressive shift of meanings, actors and tools involved in the process and what caused it. In the last decade, a slow mutation has occurred from the concept of creative and critical practice in the hands of creative individuals to creativity-driven innovation brought by the whole Cultural and Creative Sector and Industries (CCSI), and promoted by the establishment of the new EIT Culture & Creativity Knowledge Innovation Community in 2023. Nowadays, the debate on how to improve innovation and competitiveness must shift the attention from subjects and objects to support structures and ecosystems. Thanks to the analysis of case-studies, four possible contemporary design approaches to innovation have been identified: advanced design innovation, responsible innovation, knowledge innovation, cross-sectoral innovation. The selected case-studies and an interview with a Swedish artist illustrate the role of universities, research centres and public labs as structures supporting cross-sectorial innovation including CCSI in their research since the beginning.

Users, AI, or professional designers? The impacts of inspiration stimuli on customers' willingness to participate in user design

AbstractThis study aims to explore how different sources of inspiration (namely, users, artificial intelligence (AI), and professional designers) as external stimuli influence customers' willingness to participate in user design. Results from four experiments show that inspiration from users, AI, and professional designers all positively influence customers' willingness to participate in user design. Self‐competence is found to mediate such effects. Moreover, we further identify that the effects of inspiration stimuli on customers' willingness to participate in user design is moderated by customer knowledge and product type (hedonic vs. utilitarian). Customers with low level of knowledge are more likely to be inspired by user designs and AI‐generated designs than professional designer counterparts. For utilitarian products, customers are more likely to be inspired by user designs and AI‐generated designs. In contrast, for hedonic products, customers are more likely to draw inspiration from professional designers. Our finding suggests that open innovation communities should offer a variety of designs from users and AI to inspire their users, thus encouraging their participation in user design.

Historical Development of Education and Learning in the Transmission of Miao Nationality Music in Yunnan Province, China

Miao Nationality music represents a profound and longstanding musical heritage from the cultural legacy of the Miao community in Yunnan Province, China. This qualitative research study endeavor aims to explore the historical development and transmission of Miao Nationality music, emphasizing its significance within the context of ethnomusicology, cultural transmission theory, and education theory. The chosen research site strategically focuses on Yunnan Province, China, especially targeting regions with substantial Miao populace and deeply entranced musical traditions. Seven key informants, including elder musicians, music educators, community leaders, and cultural enthusiasts, were purposefully sampled to provide expert insights. A thematic analysis of qualitative data gathered through interviews and observations revealed important information about the ancient roots of Miao Nationality music, how it is used in everyday life, how cultural exchanges affect it, and how important it is for traditional instruments, vocal styles, and passing down the music from one generation to the next. The study suggests strategies for safeguarding and disseminating Miao Nationality music, emphasizing cultural awareness, technological advancements, support for inheritors, environmental protection, and innovative communication methods.

The emotional geography of faculty members engaging in virtual teacher professional development (VTPD): evidence from Indonesia

PurposeDrawing from emotional geography framework promoted by Hargreaves (2000), our research sought to depict the emotional geography of two faculty members who engaged in a virtual teacher professional development (VTPD) sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to focus on capturing participants’ emotional closeness or distance while they were engaging in VTPD.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed narrative inquiry by exploring three-dimensional narrative inquiry space: temporality, personal-social interaction and place (Clandinin and Connelly, 2000). Following this step, the participants were interviewed online through Zoom meetings and WhatsApp to capture critical incidents of their emotional experience. All collected data were transcribed, and some data from Bahasa Indonesia were translated into English. Member checking was also done several times to ensure the accuracy of the data as well as to avoid misinterpretation. The data were analysed inductively to generate coding categories using systemic functional linguistics (SFL) language appraisal (Martin and White, 2007) and emotional geography parameter (Hargreaves, 2001b).FindingsThe findings of the study revealed that both participants experienced greater positive feeling than negative ones. The participants experienced positive feelings such as seriousness, happiness, successfulness and satisfaction. They also experienced negative feelings such as insecurity, unhappiness, dissatisfaction and impatience. Such positive and negative feelings create closeness and distance among participants, mentor and workshop organiser. This study indicates that maintaining positive feelings is a passport to succeed in VTPD.Research limitations/implicationsThe study has two limitations. First, its findings cannot be overgeneralised since the analysis was restricted to data gathered from a small number of participants. Second, the scope of investigation was limited in virtual situations.Practical implicationsThe present study empirically showed that faculty members need to engage in constructing or maintaining positive emotional bond with the mentor and other participants and create conducive situations to understand their own and others’ emotions (Mayer, 2011). Practically, a mentor in VTPD may ask faculty members to voice and share their emotional experience as an evaluation tool to make VTPD programmes more successful. Future participants can benefit from these findings by engaging in emotional understanding and building a conducive situation during VTPD to develop their academic competence, agency and identity.Originality/valueWhile previous research into VTPD in the context of higher education mainly focused on designs, attention to pedagogy of online teacher learning environments, trends toward innovation in teacher collaboration and communities of practice in online settings, the present study specifically looked into how participants emotionally engaged in VTPD, which is inevitably linked to physical, moral, sociocultural, professional and political geographies.

Innovation Communication in Local Potential Development Coffee Village in Lampung Province

The development of Kampoeng agro tourism is one of the prime reasons that falls into the category of underdeveloped areas, namely Pekon Rigis Jaya, Air Hitam District. However, the government’s innovation communication moved the village of Rigis Jaya, which had a local potential for red bean coffee. It also received the ADWI award in 2021 as a developing village with local potential. The innovation communication strategy was used to produce superior products that will add to or improve the community’s economy and require a commitment to structural elements in the village, including village communities. To innovate and be more creative so that they can become sustainable, and change becomes more adaptive. The research subject was the village of Rigis Jaya, West Lampung Regency with a qualitative approach. This study reveals that innovation communication is part of the development communication process that can lead to social change, as a form of community support for progress. The development of coffee villages is supported by the involvement of tourism-aware communities, namely Pokdarwis, bumpekon, and bumdes who have concerns and responsibilities, and play an active role as activators in supporting the creation of a conducive climate for the growth and development of tourism, the realization of sapta charm in enhancing the development area through tourism, and utilize it for the welfare of the surrounding community.
 Keywords: innovation communication, local potential, coffee village, West Lampung