Abreu, AntónioUrze, Paula2017-11-172017-11-172015-12ABREU, António; URZE, Paula – Understanding dynamics of innovation based on system thinking. In ICEUBI 2015 – International Conference on Engineering of University of Beira Interior. Covilhã, Portugal: Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade da Beira Interior, 2015. ISSN 2183-9891. P. 1760.2183-9891http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7550Frequently, the innovation processes require knowledge in several domains that enterprises do not usually hold. In order to address this problem, the issue of the knowledge transfer in collaborative environments started to attract attention. In this context, the present paper aims at discussing the advantages of applying a system thinking approach in order to deepen the understanding of the factors that leverage or constrain knowledge transfer to support co-innovation, and its impact at a member level, for instance, in terms of the capacity of generating new ideas, processes and products. Finally, based on experimental results from a Portuguese collaborative network, BRISA network, a discussion on the benefits, challenges and difficulties found are presented and discussed.engSystem ThinkingInnovatonCollaborative Neworksconference object