How can innovative solutions to address societal grand challenges be cultivated in a pragmatic and impactful way? In this article, we propose the “lean impact start-up” framework, which integrates the principles of the lean start-up methodology with fresh perspectives from new stakeholder theory—and specifically, stakeholder governance. The lean impact start-up framework is characterized by its experimental and learning-oriented nature and consists of a three-step process: value search, value creation, and value distribution. For each step, we propose a key mechanism and chart pathways for future research. At its core, the lean impact start-up framework differs from other start-up frameworks by an active consideration of diverse primary stakeholders and an expanded focus encompassing both economic and noneconomic outcomes. This framework serves as a transformative bridge that helps to close the divide between scholarly research and tangible, real-world impact.

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精益影响力初创框架：推动创新以实现积极的社会变革

如何以务实且有影响力的方式培育创新解决方案来应对社会重大挑战？在本文中，我们提出了“精益影响初创企业”框架，该框架将精益初创企业方法论的原则与新利益相关者理论（特别是利益相关者治理）的新观点相结合。精益影响力创业框架的特点是其实验性和学习性，由三个步骤组成：价值搜索、价值创造和价值分配。对于每一步，我们都提出了一个关键机制并为未来的研究绘制了路径。从本质上讲，精益影响力初创企业框架与其他初创企业框架的不同之处在于，它积极考虑不同的主要利益相关者，并扩大关注范围，涵盖经济和非经济成果。该框架充当了一座变革性的桥梁，有助于弥合学术研究与切实的现实世界影响之间的鸿沟。