Crash Course in Technology-based Business Development

April 26-27 at KTH

PIEp Network members are offered the opportunity to take part in a free 2-day crash course introduction to technology-based business development, which aims at providing an understanding of central elements, as well as some basic knowledge and skills in evaluating business ideas and developing new ventures.

The Course will be headed by Mats Magnusson and external lecturers with specialist knowledge in new venture management, covering the topics listed below.

If you are interested (and available both days) please register by emailing vicki@PIEp.se

Course outline:
The business development process
Ideation and commercialization
Strategic management and business models
Positioning
Resource- and competence-based strategy
Business modeling
Entrepreneurial marketing
Understanding customer value
Concept testing
Pricing
Estimating market potential
Selling innovations
Intellectual Property Rights
Financing and economics
Different sources of venture financing
Venture economics
Risk evaluation
Organizing
Different organizational forms
The entrepreneurial team

(Note: This course will be offered again as part of the PIEp Research School.)

31.03.2010. 18:31

PIEp Researchers Network Spring Meeting

PIEp Researchers Network Spring Meeting, 9-10 June 2010

Dear PIEp Researchers!

PIEp is proud of the strong network of researchers that has been built up over the years through engagement in a variety of different projects and activities! As a vital part of that network, we are pleased to invite you to the 2010 Spring PIEp Research Network Meeting, 9-10th June. (NB not 28/29 April as previously announced)

It takes place in parallel with the Passion of Innovation at LOVE2010 in Stockholm. The purpose of the meeting is to draw on experiences within PIEp research so far and to create the future PIEp research map. The programme includes speeches from PIEp research fellows, inspirational speakers and an invitation to reflect upon your own research in relation to “how to increase innovation capabilities”.

An outline of the programme is given below. PIEp will cover the cost of the days - all you need to pay for is your travel. We hope you can join us!

WEDNESDAY 9th JUNE

13.15-15.00 Innovation Seminar: Research for Innovation
John Clarkson (EDC Cambridge), John Restrepo (Technical University of Denmark), Kalevi Ekman(Aalto University Design Factory)
Speakers are members in the International Scientific and Industrial Advisory Group, reflecting upon their own research and the need for research in innovation.

15.30-18.00 "PIEp Loves Innovation!" as part of the offical event at the Passion for Innovation Pavilion, organised by our communications partners, Greatness.
Mats Magnusson (KTH) hosts with special guests Carl Bennet, Anton Johansson, Olof Hansson, Donnie Lygonis... & more!
PIEp takes part in the Passion for Innovation event in Stockholm June 6-19th. For the Researchers Network meeting, we have invited prominent guests to provide inspiration for innovation and “PIEp People” to inspire!

THURSDAY 10th JUNE

9.00-11.00 Innovation Seminar: Research for Product Innovation Engineering
Mats Magnusson (KTH) with Sofia Ritzén (KTH) and Annika Olsson (LTH)
Mats Magnusson is the new professor of Product Innovation Engineering at KTH and a new member of the PIEp Researchers Network. He will give his view on the research map of PIEp, which will also be complemented with experiences from the meeting with PIEp International Scientific and Industrial Advisory Group (8-9th June).

11.00-13.00 Creating the PIEp Research Map
Led by Sofia Ritzén (KTH) and Annika Olsson (LTH)
In this session we invite you to bring your own research descriptions on innovation research. In a dialogue with each other, we will learn from the experiences drawn so far from the different PIEp research projects, and learn from the new researchers in our network.

Please contact Vicki@PIEp.se if you’re interested in joining us!

vi hors! best wishes,
Sofia and Annika

15.03.2010. 16:18

PIEp Journal Writing Journey

During 2009 PIEp tested a concept for increasing co-publication between its different disciplines and nodes. The concept, Tiger Team Writing Workshops, was successful and had the intended result of a large number of conference papers at ICED’09.

To continue the concept into 2010, a series of workshops focused on scientific journal publication will take place in January, February and August 2010!

Members of the PIEp Researchers Network and PIEp Research School have been invited to participate, with the purpose of developing their own publication strategy. During the two first workshops lectures on journal publication will be given and discussions held on journals and strategies for publication. Our intention is also that every participant writes a paper during this period for submission (and feedback) in advance of the third workshop.

Click here to see a pdf of the invitation:PIEp's Journal Writing Journey 2010

08.12.2009. 13:24

Communication Design Course

PIEp is pleased to recommend the course Communication Design for Innovators and Entrepreneurs
This course is for students who want to learn more about how good communication can enable a new idea to grow into an established innovation.
Click here to read more!

The course is now in its third round, starting 9th November, although users can start at anytime. It is fully networked, distance learning course and thus can be read by anyone at KTH and from the PIEp Nodes. Industry People are also welcome!

27.09.2009. 12:27