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Problems when creating inter-organisational innovation teams

10th September 2018
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ABSTRACT This research aims to gain knowledge on how inter-organisational collaborative innovation and research projects can be initiated through a systematic workshop series. A series of workshops was planned and executed by an intermediator organisation. Sixteen participants representing academia, industry, and funding institutions were invited with the goal of initiating collaborative innovation or research projects. […]

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The innovation facilitator: characteristics and importance for innovation teams

10th September 2018
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ABSTRACT This research develops the understanding of the innovation facilitator’s (facilitator) role in terms of inexperienced innovation teams in an industrial context. Qualitative data was collected from three X-functional innovation teams’ members and their sponsor to identify the requirements for a facilitator. Forty characteristics were identified and charted in an innovation process. Significant findings, contributing […]

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A simplified approach towards customer and provider value in PSS for small and medium-sized enterprises

4th July 2018
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ABSTRACT While the provision of PSS is becoming more and more common, the transition toward a servitized business model is still critical. This is particularly true for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) due to their limited internal resources and ability to define a servitization strategy. A crucial aspect during this transition is the identification of […]

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Prisoner’s Dilemma as a Workshop Tool?

30th June 2018
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ABSTRACT Product lifecycles are shorter than ever and agile innovation processes and teams are being developed to meet challenging product lifecycle deadlines. Teaching how to create innovation teams is however shown to be both complex and time consuming, which is not optimal in a time where the business environment demands faster pace when innovating. This […]

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Högpresterande innovationsteam – Ny bok från Mikael Johnsson

27th June 2018
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Vi tar ett snack med Mikael Johnsson, PhD, och en kille som förutom uppfinnare, forskare, problemlösare mm även har förmågan att omvandla sin forskning till praktiskt tillämpbar kunskap i bokform. Boken “Högpresterande innovationsteam” (Liber) finns nu att beställa och bygger på Mikaels erfarenheter och forskning. Releaseparty har gått av stapeln på forskningslabbet och vi säger […]

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Role and Challenges of Data-Driven Design in the Product Innovation Process

13th June 2018
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ABSTRACT The paper discusses the role and the challenges of integrating Data-Driven Design (DDD) models in the product innovation process. Firstly, based on academic literature on the Product Innovation Value Streamsand on Model-Based Decision Supports, the paper highlights how and when the use of DDD models can support a more effective product innovation process. Secondly, it […]

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Insert innovation: Strengthening the innovative capability of a large, mature firm

25th May 2018
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ABSTRACT Large, mature firms that during many years have operated in stable and predictable business environments tend to have clear, predictable and linear product development processes with well-defined roles and responsibilities for everyone involved. The ways of working in such an organization are much different from how entrepreneurial start-up companies operates, with a lot less […]

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Design and Frugal Innovations: Three roles of resource-poor people

25th May 2018
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ABSTRACT Design is imperative to satisfy needs of people in resource-limited societies. Many design studies have been carried out in the context of such societies in developing countries, and are discussed under names such as humanitarian engineering, frugal innovations, appropriate technology, design at the Base of the Pyramid, design for development, etc. In this paper, […]

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Design creativity: refined method for novelty assessment

11th May 2018
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ABSTRACT Novelty is an important characteristic of a creative idea, forming a core component of creativity. Measurement of novelty is therefore essential to assess creativity. We found deficiencies in a frequently cited method of novelty assessment found in the literature. We refine this method by proposing four modifications, supported by drawing on examples of products […]

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Intentions and Inspiration in Shaping Visual Appearance of Products: The Practice of Professional Industrial Designers in India

19th April 2018
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ABSTRACT Eliciting specific intentions and seeking inspiration are important activities in the process of shaping a product’s visual appearance. A survey of the professional industrial designers was conducted to identify intentions (e.g. attributes, emotions) that they attempt to elicit, and also to identify inspiration sources and their media that they prefer not only in generating […]

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