Volvo CE Specialist & iCoach days 2015
The yearly gathering of global innovation coaches (iCoaches) and specialists took place for some days in Eskilstuna
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The implementation of Innovation Metrics: A case study
The paper explores the implementation process of an innovation measuring system prototype to support a heavy machinery multinational company to secure their innovative capability. In general,companies recognize the importance of becoming innovative to become, or remain, competitive on a global market. The case company decided to pilot a metric system that corresponds to the crucial factors to secure innovative capability...
Book contribution
PhD candidate Babak Kianian, Professor Tobias Larsson, together with Sam Tavassoli (of Industrial Economics) will appear in the new book “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy – Knowledge, Technology and Internationalization” from Edward Elgar Publishing.
LittleBits school workshop
During a day, 9th grade kids were invited for an innovation workshop. Exploring efficiency (through assembling a torch faster and faster), planning, and innovation was the task at hand. Using littleBits, Lego Mindstorms, 3D printing and lowtech workshop material we explored the process of needfinding, ideation, and prototyping of solutions. Professor Tobias Larsson and PhD candidate Massimo Panarotto led the...
Exponential innovation workshop with 10X Labs & Ericsson
PDRL are Fellowship partners in 10X Labs, that aspire to create “a space, a culture & a method for building exponential innovation and solving the world’s most wicked problems”. Together with Ericsson, Volvo CE, Hyper Island, All Binary, BTH took part in an ideation event friday 17th. The event focused on ideation on problems of global scale, and participants were...
Building a pathway for innovation: Lessons learned from developing an online platform
Companies are constantly being pressured to innovate in order to stay competitive in the short run and have new offerings in the long run. One way of boosting innovation is to develop idea support systems that go beyond the traditional methods and tools. Through a qualitative study, this paper explores the lessons learned from developing an online platform for idea...
Vi lever i ett tillstånd av accelererad förändring
Artikel med Prof Tobias Larsson om framtidens innovationsmiljöer, uppföljningsartikel på Blekinge X Labs expo på Näringslivsdagen. (Affärsliv 20141113, författare Jan Hinderson) Ladda ner PDF.
Stanford d.school & ME310
Professor Tobias Larsson took part in the yearly kick-off for the global ME310 Design Innovation program. Volvo CE being corporate sponsor, and BTH project partner, the team will go on the hunt for “urban mining” solutions for upcoming 9 months… [metaslider id=1694]
Näringslivsdagen 2014
Näringslivsdagen 2014 är ett återkommande evenemang där styrkorna i Karlskrona samlas. I år deltar BTH på dagen, samt att initiativet Blekinge X-labs visas upp.
Needfinding workbook release
During the 2014 Volvo CE iCoach Days in Eskilstuna the Needfinding Workbook was released. It is based on site studies and needfinding research in order to act as a guide for collecting and sharing insights to support the development of user/customer oriented solutions. It will be released under Creative Commons license.