A seminar and workshop for companies, NGOs and public organisations in Sweden. Frugal innovations aim at doing more and better with less. It can be a low-tech clay fridge or a high-tech portable ultrasound medical device. Regardless of technological sophistication and maturity, frugal innovations are perfectly suitable in a low resource setting where solutions need to be affordable, with substantial...
The pandemic situation put an effective hold on the physical venue in Dubrovnik where the 16th International DESIGN conference was planned before the summer. Now the biannual DESIGN event organised by the Design Society were forced into an online version instead. Being a main forum to exchange experiences and lessons learned about engineering design from a variety of perspectives, disciplines,...
Globally, healthcare is under great pressure as the population increases; we live longer. In 2020 there will be more than 7.6 billion people. If the trend continues, a large percentage have problems with health. More than 30 percent of the world population are exercising too little, 20 percent are overweight and 13 percent are 60 years or older.
Teknikintresse och intresse för att skapa dina lösningar på problem hellre än att gnälla över dåliga produkter är något som sätts bäst i tidiga åldrar. Forskningslabbet hade i dag besök av Språkskolans årskurs 3 (10-åringar) där ca 30 hungriga kids skulle få känna på “maker culture”.
Talking about innovation through experience and then participating in radical innovation workshop with Telenor Corporate IT.
SICAHT, QHelf and BTH arranged a workshop on digital health with focus on how technology may assist personal wellness
The yearly gathering of global innovation coaches (iCoaches) and specialists took place for some days in Eskilstuna
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...
In a directed effort towards younger kids to get them interested in technology and innovation, Tobias Larsson hosted a class of 10 year olds during a day of creativity and innovation. By using a concept; “Innovation toolbox for kids” he hosted the team of 30 through drills that improve efficiency (Lean), problemsolving (building bridge using glue, tape, and wooden sticks),...
For the last three days, Volvo Construction Equipment gathered their global innovation coaches (iCoaches) for a yearly meeting in Eskilstuna headquarters. During this event BTH took part within the boundaries of a new innovation research project with BTH and delivered inspirational talks and practical workshops. Professor Tobias Larsson (project leader of the innovation project) talked about ambidextrous organizations and how...
