Samenvatting

Various researchers have called for research into positive examples of successful TripleHelix-governed
ecosystems. TripleHelix collaborations are seen as the solution to tackle the current ‘wicked problems’
of society. Researchers are encouraged to enhance our understanding of governing inter-organizational
collaborations (ecosystems) in the context of university-industry-government (Triple Helix) relations. In
this paper we therefore describe a case study of the Brainport Eindhoven ecosystem in the Netherlands
which embodies a triple helix organization. We go on to show how the regional governmental structure
(Brainport Foundation and Brainport Development), on the one hand, stabilizes at a strategic level and, on
the other, gives flexibility at the tactical and operational level. This leads to the transfer of knowledge, and
to innovation and change within the network.
Keywords: Governance, Crisis, Intervention, Triple Helix, Quadruple Helix, Multiple Helix, Ecosystem,
Network, Innovation and Change, Monitoring.