What are the building blocks of radical innovation? How are successful innovation teams, companies and regional ecosystems constructed? And what kind of infrastructure supports learning throughout the organisation? These questions are of great importance to any company seeking to become more innovative. Stanford researcher Neeraj Sonalkar and Swedish colleague Anders Berglund will provide their answers at Estrad on February 7. They will show how design thinking behaviours at different levels strongly influence innovation outcomes. Sonalkar and Berglund will draw on their experiences from India and Nigeria, as well as the US and Europe.
When? February 7, 15.00-17.00Where? SUP46, Regeringsgatan 65, Stockholm
About the speakersNeeraj Sonalkar is the executive director of human innovation design research at the Center for Design Research at Stanford University. He studies interpersonal interactions to understand the behavioural building blocks of innovation ecosystems. Sonalkar combines engineering design research, venture design and theatrical improvisation in his work to bring active learning experiences to innovation teams. His work at a broader level involves the study and development of regional innovation ecosystems such as Silicon Valley.
Anders Berglund is an innovation and educational consultant at Cenox Solutions, on change management, innovation skills and design thinking. He is an international workshop leader whose research spans from self-efficacy in design teams to education and innovation skills. He is about to join Mälardalen University as an associate professor in innovation and design. Prior to this, he worked as an assistant professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Berglund is also an eager entrepreneur with experience from one of the first sports management systems.
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