About

This blog contains notes and highlights from a busy life of research, teaching and administration mainly carried out at my desk in Highfield campus, or en route somewhere, or at home.

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And a quick overview

Lorraine Warren has two decades of academic experience, joining the Russell Group University of Southampton’s School of Management in 2004 to undertake campus-wide strategic developments in entrepreneurship and innovation research and teaching. After leading and participating in the establishment of successful theory-driven accredited courses at UG and PG level, she is now Deputy Head of School Education (PG) and also heads the newly-founded Strategic Innovation Research Centre which has a mission to develop a centre of excellence for innovation research in the region. Her primary interests are in disruptive innovation and industry change, underpinned by complexity theory: how new business models and new value creation systems emerge in volatile new sectors. Projects in this area are focused on the creative arts, start-ups in the science sector, photovoltaics and management practices in incubator. She has been participated in the direction and focus of research projects such as the EPSRC’s www.creatorproject.org (Steering Group member, liaising with colleagues from Nottingham/lead site, Cambridge and Newcastle) contributing to the formation of new networks which are continuing to develop publications and funding opportunities. She has designed and delivered on numerous research projects of her own, and has a sound record in turning research outcomes from practical contexts into theory-driven publications. In addition, she is supporting and developing the work of 8 PhD students, some in groundbreaking new fields. She connects across the university through membership of the Web Science DTC Steering Group, connecting high-achieving Management graduates to exciting new interdisciplinary PhD opportunities. These efforts are supported by research and teaching on the methodological aspects of engaging with entrepreneurial firms (large and small), and in interdisciplinary contexts. She aspires to contribute to the rebalancing of UK plc through research on regional innovation strategies and is currently carrying out a review of technology roadmapping contexts with a view to designing new mechanisms for motivation and maximum impact.