#	Question	Why do we ask the question	What do we learn from the answer	Where did the question come from	Key reference
1	What is (or prior to your retirement was) your job description?	To identify the position and background of the respondent	What the respondent’s current occupation is	Qualitative Research methods - Interviewing methods	Kvale, S., & Brinkmann, S. (2009) . Interviews: Learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing. Sage.
2	Which organization or company do/did you work for?	To know which community the respondent belongs to	The community the respondent belongs to	Qualitative Research methods - Interviewing methods	Kvale, S., & Brinkmann, S. (2009) . Interviews: Learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing. Sage.
3	Can you describe your particular experience in relation to technology transfer in Brussels?	To know the extent of the experience of the respondent in the subject matter	The extent of the experience the respondent has with the subject matter	Qualitative Research methods - Interviewing methods	Kvale, S., & Brinkmann, S. (2009) . Interviews: Learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing. Sage.
4	How long have you been involved in technology transfer in Brussels?	To verify the extent of the experience of the respondent in the subject matter	The extent of the experience the respondent has with the subject matter	Qualitative Research methods - Interviewing methods	Kvale, S., & Brinkmann, S. (2009). Interviews: Learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing. Sage.
5	How did technology transfer come about in Brussels? Can you take me through its history? Can you situate how and when it started and how it evolved?	To establish a time line on the development of technology transfer activities within the region?	When TT started and how it evolved over time	Networks theory - Collective behavior theory - Game theory - Genesis & ontogenetic literature	Rothwell, R., & Dodgson, M. (1992) . European technology policy evolution: convergence towards SMEs and regional technology transfer. Technovation, 12(4), 223-238.
6	Would you say that TT in BXL simply emerged or was there more to it?	To assess how the TT in BXL came about	The extent of the emergent or organized character of TT in BXL	Complex systems literature	Sampat, B. N., & Nelson, R. R. (1999, September) . The emergence and standardization of university technology transfer offices: a case study of institutional change. In 3rd Ann. Conf. Internat. Soc. New Institut. Econom. Washington, DC.
7	Did TT move from no organization, to self-organization, to centralized organization in BXL? And so, can you situate the changes in time?	To know how coordination evolved in the system	The sequence in the evolution of TT	complex systems literature	Fath, B. D., Jørgensen, S. E., Patten, B. C., & Straškraba, M. (2004) . Ecosystem growth and development. Biosystems, 77(1-3), 213-228.
8	Did it evolve from informal to formal TT?	To know how coordination evolved in the system	The sequence in the evolution of TT	complex systems literature	Dedehayir, O., Mäkinen, S. J., & Ortt, J. R. (2018) . Roles during innovation ecosystem genesis: A literature review. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 136, 18-29.