New Research Findings on Community Orchestration
2025-07-04 How can different stakeholders in a local community be orchestrated to drive and sustain positive social change? The Leuphana Social Innovation Community presents its research on Civic Wealth Creation at the EGOS Conference in Athens.
The EGOS Conference is one of the leading conferences in the field of organization and management research. This year, the conference took place in Athens. Numerous members of our Social Innovation Community, including Prof. Dr. Steffen Farny, Prof. Dr. Matthias Wenzel, Lillan Lommel, Charlotte von Wulffen, and Dr. Frederic Penz, were right in the middle of the action.
LÜNEBURG SOCIAL INNOVATION COMMUNITY AS OBJECT OF STUDY
On-site, Charlotte von Wulffen and Dr. Frederic Penz presented their research on the orchestration of stakeholders in local communities, which they conducted in Lüneburg over the past few years together with Prof. Dr. Markus Reihlen and Prof. Dr. Steffen Farny. The core question was: How can different stakeholders in a local community be orchestrated to drive and sustain positive social change? Using the case study of Lüneburg, they were able to demonstrate how an ecosystem that has grown over decades with strong civil society engagement receives new momentum through the establishment of a center for social innovation. In addition, their research questions a fundamental assumption of orchestration research: Is a central orchestrator really necessary? The Lüneburg case shows that, on the contrary, decentralized orchestration by various actors can be a key success factor.
Based on the feedback collected on-site, the author team is now advancing the manuscript toward submission to an academic journal. Simultaneously, the findings are being incorporated into the practical work of our Social Innovation Community. If you would like to learn more about the work and research of the Leuphana Social Innovation Community, feel free to contact us or follow us on LinkedIn.
