BOOK TIP: New directions for innovation policy (open access)
What does it take to make new ideas actually work? And how can policy support innovation in a wise, inclusive and sustainable way? The book Innovations in Innovation Policy brings together experts in science, technology, innovation and policy to explore the future of innovation policy.
NEW RESEARCH | How industry succeeds with collaborative projects – 5 tips along the way
Industrial companies have a lot to gain from collaborative projects with universities. But success requires the right methods.
NEW RESEARCH | Small businesses pushed sex education – despite legal ban
For most of the 20th century, the contraceptive market in Sweden was surrounded by moral and political conflicts. Yet the market grew – and it was small businesses that fueled it, according to research at Umeå University.
NEW RESEARCH | Self-employed people feel better than employees – or do they?
There is a persistent belief that self-employed people are better off than employees. That they are freer, happier and more satisfied with their jobs. But is this true?
NEW PROFESSORSHIP IN ART AND INNOVATION: “We don’t need more ideas – we need to find meaning”
Innovation is no longer about solving problems, but about understanding which problems are worth solving. In a world overflowing with ideas, Professor Roberto Verganti highlights art as a powerful tool for creating meaningful innovation.
BOOK TIP | Many paths to entrepreneurship
The vast majority of entrepreneurs are far from Silicon Valley tech geniuses. In Unstoppable Entrepreneurs, Professor Lori Rosenkopf offers a more nuanced view of who can become an entrepreneur. With examples from disruptive startups as well as intrapreneurs within large organizations, she shows that the paths to entrepreneurship are many – and open to more […]
CRISIS PREPAREDNESS | New major investment in agricultural innovation – to increase the country’s self-sufficiency
If Sweden is to become more self-sufficient and prepared for future crises, new ways of thinking about food production are needed. This is the view of Annie Drottberger, a researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, who is leading a new five-year initiative to establish a knowledge center for sustainable primary production.
BOOK TIP | Social entrepreneurship – a path to sustainability
How can entrepreneurship contribute to a more sustainable world? The research anthology Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Social Responsibility focuses on the importance of social entrepreneurship for achieving the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Researcher on Jan Stenbeck: “Tireless and reluctant – a thorn in the side of bureaucracy”
Many of us have seen the SVT drama series about entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck’s fight for deregulation in telecoms and media in the 1980s and 90s. But what made him a unique entrepreneur? And how has his entrepreneurship shaped today’s business world? We ask economic historian Klas A.M. Eriksson at the Stockholm School of Economics, who has researched Stenbeck and the deregulation of the telecommunications monopoly.
The tech shift: will women keep their jobs as AI moves in?
Technological innovations, such as artificial intelligence (AI), are rapidly changing the job market. Some argue that female-dominated jobs that go digital risk being taken over by men. But is this really true?
