Gestión de redes de cooperación para la sostenibilidad Experiencia de la Red Latinoamericana de Innovación Frugal

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Luis Miguel López Santiago
Mario Andrés Manzi-Puertas
Stephanie Torres Reyes
Diego Fernando Carbonell García
Michel Marfil Rivero

Resumen

La sostenibilidad requiere compartir conocimientos, recursos y capacidades. Las Redes de Cooperación (RC) son esenciales para promover estrategias y enfoques que respondan a los desafíos socioambientales en diversos territorios, particularmente en países emergentes. Sin embargo, la gestión de las RC es compleja y la literatura es escasa en este campo. Este artículo identifica y analiza de manera exploratoria las prácticas de gestión de una RC para la sostenibilidad. Se estudia el caso de la Red Latinoamericana de Innovación Frugal (RELIF), la cual promueve la Innovación Frugal como enfoque de diseño para la sostenibilidad en Latinoamérica. Se utilizó una metodología cualitativa basada en entrevistas al Comité Coordinador y un análisis temático. Se identificaron una serie de prácticas efectivas como la colaboración activa, alineación estratégica y gestión eficiente de recursos. Así como los desafíos relacionados con la falta de un plan estratégico sólido y la necesidad de definir una figura jurídica adecuada. Estos hallazgos sirven como lecciones valiosas para iniciativas similares, y brindan un conjunto de oportunidades para fortalecer las prácticas de gestión de las RC. Se recomiendan futuras investigaciones para explorar estructuras legales apropiadas y desarrollar estrategias de las RC para difundir enfoques de sostenibilidad.

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Luis Miguel López Santiago, Université de Technologie de Troyes UTT, Unité de Recherche InSyTE, Troyes, Francia

Ingeniero en mecatrónica del Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México, Maestro en Ciencias en diseño interactivo y manufactura por el CINVESTAV México y el ENSAM Francia. Ingeniero de investigación en sostenibilidad fuerte y candidato a doctor en sistemas sociotécnicos por la Université de Technologie de Troyes UTT. Investigaciones interdisciplinarias centradas en métodos y herramientas de diseño para la sostenibilidad, ecodiseño, enfoque Low-Tech e innovación frugal. Experiencia en la industria manufacturera.

Mario Andrés Manzi-Puertas, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Departamento de Administración de Empresas, Bogotá, Colombia

Profesor asistente en el Departamento de Administración de Empresas en la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana en Bogotá, Colombia. PhD(c) en gestión avanzada de las organizaciones y economía social en Mondragon Unibertsitatea, España. Maestro en Creative Studies and Change Leadership en Buffalo State University, Estados Unidos. Administrador de Empresas de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana en Bogotá, Colombia.

Stephanie Torres Reyes, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Programa de Innovación Tecnológica (PPGIT), Belo Horizonte, Brasil

Administradora de Negocios de la Universidad de San Buenaventura Cali (USB Cali), Magíster en Administración, con énfasis en Estrategia, Marketing y Operaciones de la Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) y candidata a doctora en Innovación Tecnológica, con énfasis en Gestión de la Innovación, Propiedad Intelectual y Emprendimiento de la UFMG. Investigadora del Laboratório Integrado de Desenho e Engenharia do Produto (LIDEP/UFMG).

Diego Fernando Carbonell García, Universidad de San Buenaventura Cali (USB Cali), Programa de administración de Negocios, Colombia

Diseñador industrial, con especialización en gerencia de producción, máster en ingeniería industrial, MBA y candidato a doctor en administración de negocios, investiga modelos de innovación y actualmente es profesor e investigador de la Universidad San Buenaventura Cali. Ha trabajado en diseño de productos, iluminación, espacios, marcas y mobiliario, desempeñando roles directivos en empresas como Carvajal Espacios y Maderkit. Además, ha recibido reconocimientos de diseño e innovación a nivel nacional e internacional. 

Michel Marfil Rivero, Universidad Interamericana para el Desarrollo, México

Ingeniero en Sistemas de Información y Maestro en Administración de Negocios por la Universidad Interamericana para el Desarrollo con una Especialidad en Gestión Estratégica de la Innovación y Propiedad Industrial por el Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Empresario, Consultor y Catedrático de Licenciatura y Posgrado de varias Universidades en México, así como la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras y la Universidad Simón Bolívar de Colombia.

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