In this hack interdisciplinary research as problem-solving tool and a “knowledge-based view of the firm” approach for a globally sustainable competitive edge were incorporated for developing the knowledge management framework for managing the transformation process.

Another way of problem-solving for identifying the innovative solutions

Wicked problems cannot be tackled by the traditional approach in which problems are defined, analyzed and solved in sequential steps. Interdisciplinary research (IDR) is a mode of research by teams or individuals that integrates information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, and/or theories from two or more disciplines or bodies of specialized knowledge to advance fundamental understanding or to solve problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline or area of research practice.

Another way of gaining global competitive advantage by holistically viewing paradigm shifts within organizations as gaps to be solved through knowledge management

The idea of taking a knowledge-based view of organizations is not a novel one, but for developing countries it is. A “knowledge-based view of the firm” approach to make any organization a globally sustainable competitive one.

For example summary of IDR investigation

The idea of taking a knowledge-based view of organizations is not a novel one. Economic and social activities are undergoing radical changes, which can be labeled as ´knowledge economy and/or society´. In this sense, intellectual capital, or knowledge assets, as the fourth factor of production, is replacing the other ones – labor, land, and capital. In developed countries, it has been recognized that economic wealth comes from knowledge assets - or intellectual capital and its useful application. To cope with this new landscape some leading companies and countries have started to embrace the concept of open innovation as a way to understand their current situation and develop new strategies and tools to take advantage of external sources of knowledge and technologies (Backer and Cervantes 2008). In Caribbean Countries however, regional innovation systems are clearly the missing mechanisms for wealth generation with knowledge as input ingredient. Caribbean regional economies, without innovation systems, have been characterized by economists as “plantation economies”. The region now has to create a mechanism that transports it from its current position to a knowledge-based economy that is sustainable.

For example

Result of IDR in holistic view

Here are some simple 1+1 = 2 sums

v  For a process               :          

Sustainable resource    + Innovation                           = (fast) Wealth/income

v  For a country               :

Developing Country  + Regional Innovation System           = (Global Competitive) Country

v  For a economy            :

Plantation- economy    + Innovation Systems                        = (Global  Competitive) knowledge                                                                                                               sustainable economy

v  For an organization     :         

Knowledge                 + Innovation Systems             = Global Competetive) Knowledge-based

   sustainable organizations

Innovator        +          CDI Consultancy office locally          = Transfer Innovative Knowledge & Providing the Solutions by developing the Innovation Models  

What are the core components of your solution and how are they interrelated? (Provide as much detail here as possible)

Holistic view of transition gaps as innovative solutions framework performed onto a university to transform it from its traditional teaching university to an entrepreneurial research university