Open Innovation Common Interest Group

”Open innovation­ the new innovation philosophy"

Background

Firms identify innovation as a major engine to enhance their growth, performance and strengthen their competitive position in the market. In past, firms have put emphasis on internal research and development (R&D) (closed innovation approach) for facilitating innovation. However, as more and more firms adapt similar strategy for innovative development it is not sufficient for gaining and sustaining competitive advantage. Thus, according to Henry Chesbrough, we today witness a shift towards more open innovation approaches and practices where firms cooperate and to a higher degree rely on external sources in their innovative work, and where the aim is to enhance innovation both inside and outside the boarders of the firm.

Areas In Focus

Open innovation CIG (Common Interest Group) focuses on research areas that contribute in the early and final stage of innovation process. In particular, these following areas were identified as of special interest for the CIG:

• Different firm capabilities in innovation process
• Team dynamics/processes/diversity
• Knowledge sharing/management
• User involvement in innovation process
• Inter-firm collaboration setting- Virtual and extended enterprise, strategic alliances, regional networks
• Importance of Information and communication technology (ICT) tools
• Qualitative (interview, observation, etc) and Quantitative studies (survey)
  
  

Purpose

The main purpose of this CIG will be to contribute towards PIEp’s research and education goals by conducting high quality research on its identified research areas. In addition, it will facilitate interdisciplinary research and education initiatives, emphasizing strong collaboration with industry partners.

Objective

The above stated purpose will be achieved by fulfilled the following objectives.

• Promoting scientific research publications
• Visiting/inviting groups of excellence (e.g. Stanford University)
• Industrial visits and collaboration
• Data collection and sharing
• Dissemination of research within and outside PIEp
• Experimenting with new teaching methods
• Appreciating openness and self motivated initiatives
  
  

Members

• Mattias Bergström
• Christian Johansson
• Petter Andersson
• Andreas C. Larsson
• Olga Sasinovskaya
• Huriye Aygören
• Vinit Parida
  
  

Recent Activities

Upcoming Activities

Ongoing Activities

Contact Person

Vinit Parida (vinit.parida@ltu.se)