Ben Robaeyst
Researcher, imec-mict-UGent
Ben Robaeyst is a researcher at imec-mict-UGent, working at the intersection of living lab research, social innovation, and futures studies. His living lab research focuses on how impact in Living Labs can be understood and assessed in ways that are sensitive to context, participation, and the complexity of innovation processes. Rather than reducing impact to predefined indicators or short-term outputs, he examines how Living Labs generate broader forms of value, including knowledge development, network formation, capacity building, societal agenda-setting, and the creation of concrete solutions.