Analytical framework
| Core elements of bricolage | Core references |
|---|---|
| “Jack-of-all-trades” – use of tools and resources at-hand that may otherwise go to waste or be used for other purposes, for novel applications | Lévi-Strauss (1966) |
| “Making do” with limited and existing resources by using them in new ways beyond their intended purpose | Korsgaard et al. (2021) |
| Improvisation in using whatever resources come to hand to perform a given task | Weick (2001) |
| Socially constructed and creative “resource construction” process which involves creating something from nothing by using with existing resources which would otherwise go to waste | Baker and Nelson (2005) |
| Parallel bricolage: self-taught “scavenging” skills; deviating from established practices and norms; leveraging diverse networks; building communities of practice | Baker and Nelson (2005) |
| Selective bricolage: reliance on persuasion, patience, determination and resilience; political savvy, creativity and cross-sector collaboration | Troje (2021), Troje and Gluch (2019), Loosemore et al. (2021), Baker and Nelson (2005) |
| Risk taking, courage to challenge norms and practices; working outside the rules, discretionary effort; strategic alliances with influential people | Troje (2021), Troje and Gluch (2019), Loosemore et al. (2021), Baker and Nelson (2005) |
| Entrepreneurial process of “resource adaptation and combination” | Gundry et al. (2011) |
| Resourcefulness | Aarti and Bart (2013) and Davidsson et al. (2017) |
| Creating new tools, practices, norms and routines | Troje and Gluch (2020), Troje (2021) |
| Championing social procurement using a range of strategies drawing on hard facts and figures, laws and regulations and emotional stories | Troje and Andersson (2020) |
| Network bricolage: leveraging relationships to enable the synergistic sharing of resources | Baker et al. (2003),Barraket et al. (2016), McNeill (2017),Troje and Andersson (2020) |
| Place-based bricolage: an understanding of the economic, social, political and cultural context (“situatedness” and “local context”) | Anderson and Gaddefors (2016) |
| Spatial bricolage: Leveraging local community connections, capital and resources through community involvement in decision-making | Korsgaard et al. (2021), Le Page et al. (2020) |
| Core elements of bricolage | Core references |
|---|---|
| “Jack-of-all-trades” – use of tools and resources at-hand that may otherwise go to waste or be used for other purposes, for novel applications | |
| “Making do” with limited and existing resources by using them in new ways beyond their intended purpose | |
| Improvisation in using whatever resources come to hand to perform a given task | Weick (2001) |
| Socially constructed and creative “resource construction” process which involves creating something from nothing by using with existing resources which would otherwise go to waste | |
| Parallel bricolage: self-taught “scavenging” skills; deviating from established practices and norms; leveraging diverse networks; building communities of practice | |
| Selective bricolage: reliance on persuasion, patience, determination and resilience; political savvy, creativity and cross-sector collaboration | |
| Risk taking, courage to challenge norms and practices; working outside the rules, discretionary effort; strategic alliances with influential people | Troje (2021), |
| Entrepreneurial process of “resource adaptation and combination” | |
| Resourcefulness | |
| Creating new tools, practices, norms and routines | |
| Championing social procurement using a range of strategies drawing on hard facts and figures, laws and regulations and emotional stories | |
| Network bricolage: leveraging relationships to enable the synergistic sharing of resources | |
| Place-based bricolage: an understanding of the economic, social, political and cultural context (“situatedness” and “local context”) | |
| Spatial bricolage: Leveraging local community connections, capital and resources through community involvement in decision-making |
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