The role of stakeholders in the entrepreneurial discovery process

The effectiveness and efficiency of the entrepreneurial discovery process is a complex issue and requires close cooperation, participation and involvement of all interested parties. The essence of the process is to establish and strengthen contacts between various groups of stakeholders in innovation ecosystem for the better management of intelligent development, generating and implementing innovation and increasing value added. The article presents part of the research results on entrepreneurial discovery process conducted by a team of Central Mining Institute commissioned by the Silesian Voivodeship, which included the practical implication of the prepared model of the entrepreneurial discovery process that facilitates the acquisition and interpretation of data on expectations and conditions for the region's innovative development.