stanford - Product Development Research Lab

Ryan, the culture coach shares his views on the global project

2nd June 2018
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Ryan Ruvald is the culture coach in the Stanford ME310 project. In this short interview, Ryan talks of his role and experiences working with the ME310-project.

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Martin Frank driving the Volvo CE Excavator

The view of a corporate liaison in a global innovation team

31st May 2018
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Martin Frank is the corporate liaison with Volvo Construction Equipment in the Stanford ME310 project. Here follows an interview with Martin, where he talks of his role and experiences from working with the global collaborative innovation project.

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Stanford ME310 on final stretch

30th May 2018
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This year’s Stanford project, ME310, where four students from BTH have collaborated with three students from Stanford University, is in its final stage.

Now, the students will travel to Stanford to complete and present the project at the annual event Stanford EXPE (expe.stanford.edu) in front of teachers, companies and venture capitalists in the heart of Silicon Valley.

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Congratulations Jenny Elfsberg, Licentiate in Engineering!

26th May 2018
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Jenny Elfsberg presented her licentiate thesis “Insert innovation: Strengthening the innovative capability of a large, mature firm”

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ME310 team colocate in Sweden for kick-down towards final solution

6th April 2018
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The ME-310 project, with students from BTH and Stanford University working on supporting Volvo CE innovate the pains of today’s and concerns of tomorrow’s construction workers, is moving into the final phase where the students will deliver an innovation in time for the final event in June.

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The students’ perspective on the ME310 Global Kick Off

1st December 2017
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In mid-November the Swedish team from BTH traveled to Stanford for the global project kick-off. During this week the team created their first Critical Experience Prototype.

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Solving the pains of today and the concerns of tomorrow with Volvo CE and Stanford University

10th November 2017
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The Product Development Research Lab at BTH are for the sixth year starting up a ME310 project in collaboration with the Design Division at Stanford University. As with the last four iterations, Volvo Construction Equipment are the industrial partner. The Challenge: The pains of today and the concerns of tomorrow In light of impending changes […]

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Welcome as PhD candidate Ryan Ruvald!

3rd November 2017
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Ryan Ruvald is a PhD candidate at BTH employed from November 1 working with supporting engineering decision making. Ryan is part of the KKS research profile “Model Driven Development and Decision Support“. WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND? I am Ryan Ruvald. born and raised in Sonoma, California. I have long been a fan […]

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The Volvo CE Trace delivered at Stanford EXPE 2017!

29th June 2017
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As the summer approaches the yearly ME310 project with Stanford University draws to a close. This years’ projects were presented at the d.school on the Stanford campus in the heart of Silicon Valley in California.

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The view of a Design Thinking coach in a global innovation team

30th May 2017
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Here follows an interview with senior lecturer Christian Johansson. Currently the main coach for the BTH students in the global Stanford ME310 Design Innovation project. Christian, you’re the coach for the global team. What is your role? I have several roles on this team. First, as the Swedish students does the project as their final […]

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