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- Alänge, Sverker, 1951, et al.
(författare)
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Contracting industrial designers: A way towards improved product development
- 2009
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Ingår i: Proceedings from the 16th International EurOMA Conference, 14-17 June 2009, Gothenburg.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper analyzes the contracting process of external industrial designers for concept development in two Swedish industrial firms. A specific focus is on what factors contribute to misunderstandings and less efficient collaboration. A recommendation is that awareness aboutcontracting processes with a special focus on clarity could have benefits in form of improved efficiency and better product solutions
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- Andersson, Kristina, et al.
(författare)
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RISE Policylabb – de första fem åren
- 2023
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this report, we have compiled our learnings and experiences of working with Policy Lab. Policy Labs have come about as an answer to the question "Can you work with policy and regulatory development in a better way than today?". Our answer to the question is a yes. Our hope with the report is that others will become interested and start their own Policy Lab. Abroad, there are many Policy Labs, but in Sweden there are only a few, which is why we believe there is room for more. There is not a given way to work with Policy Labs once and for all, but each Policy Lab is unique based on its context. Sweden's innovation agency Vinnova defines Policy Labs as follows: "Policy Labs can be explained as a group of actors with different competencies who want to develop a regulatory framework. In the Policy Lab, they use a set of user-centric methods and competencies to test, experiment, and learn in policy development."1 In our Policy Lab, we have worked in various research projects to: 1. analyse challenges/problems that arise between innovations, technology, market, and regulations, 2. develop one or more workable solutions and 3. interact with relevant actors to determine the next steps. What distinguishes our Policy Lab is that we never “own” the issue or solution. We must therefore always work with other actors who can take the results further. Our goal is to enable and skill people. This means that for us it is important to work concretely with real problems and needs owners and preferably test different solutions. We focus on the here and now perspective and not on what the future will look like in 10 years. It is about taking the next step forward towards the future, not creating the best rule, but instead creating the next rule. We also work consistently agile and use design as a method for problem solving. This means that the way we organize our work in the Policy Lab is circular and not linear. When it comes to using design as a method for problem solving, we use the concepts of "design thinking" and "double diamond". For us, it is also important that the members of the Policy Lab have different backgrounds and skills depending on what is needed in the individual project....
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- Aranda Muñoz, Alvaro, et al.
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CO-DESIGNING TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN DEVELOPING FUTURES LITERACY THROUGH SPECULATIVE DESIGN AND AN ARTISTIC INTERVENTION
- 2023
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Ingår i: Proc. Des. Soc.. - : Cambridge University Press. ; , s. 957-966, s. 957-966
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Futures Literacy is the capability to imagine and understand potential futures to prepare ourselves to act and innovate in the present. This pilot study aims to understand how artistic methodologies and speculative design can support the collaborative exploration of futures in the context of work and contribute to developing peoples' capability of futures literacy. Our premise is that technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of things can augment people and support their needs at work. To illustrate this process, we have presented a collaborative method that integrates an artistic intervention with speculative design activities. We tested the method in a full-day workshop with seventeen (17) participants from a Swedish academy responsible for enabling learning and competence development at work in the healthcare sector. The results indicate that the artistic intervention, combined with the speculative design activities, can challenge current participants' perspectives and offer them new ways of seeing futures with technologies. These new ways of seeing reveal underlying premises crucial in developing the capability of futures literacy. © The Author(s)
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- Burden, Håkan, et al.
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Policylabb Smarta Fartyg
- 2022
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Swedish Shipping Policy Lab Smart ships, or Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships as they are also known, have a great potential to advance shipping and sustainable development through optimisation of operations and maintenance. In situations that pose a risk to humans or where humans tend to lose their concentration, smart ships can also contribute to increased safety onboard and for the environment. In short, smart ships are suitable for operations that are dirty, dull and dangerous. The Swedish Shipping Policy Lab was an initiative to support on-going projects within smart shipping with policy-developing activities with the ambition to strengthen Swedish competitiveness. The project has actively strived for a systematic approach to how shipowners, technology developers and authorities among others can foster policy development and innovation in relation to smart ships. As an outcome the project has identified three policies related to the investigated cases (see Appendix G for more details): 1. Navigational assistance from land – A shared statement by the Swedish Maritime Administration and the Swedish Transport Agency on the role of navigational assistance from land and the need to further investigate the service before it can be regulated in more detail. 2. The Ljusterö Ferry – Certification of ferries is commonly done in relation to an established and consistent set of technical requirements. For smart ships such as the new road ferries procured for the Ljusterö-connection it is reasonable to complement traditional certification with a safety case to ensure that the ship is seaworthy. 3. Smart maritime drones – Ships less than five meters long that do not carry passengers are excluded from national rules regulating the supervision performed by the Swedish Transport Agency. As long as there is no explicit need to inspect a specific ship, the probability of a supervision is low. If an inspection were to incur, it is necessary to show how the smart ship and its operation complies to applicable regulation in terms of laws and collision avoidance. Despite the maritime sector having a long tradition of international governance there are still no international instruments explicitly for smart ships. A conclusion from the policy lab is that while such work is ongoing, there is room for the flag states and their authorities to develop and operate smart ships in accordance with national policies. Or, to paraphrase, smart ships seem suitable for operations that are dirty, dull, dangerous and domestic.
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- Burden, Håkan, et al.
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The Swedish policy lab for maritime autonomous surface ships
- 2022
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Swedish policy lab for maritime autonomous surface ships, or smart ships, explored three use cases for developing policy in practice. The policies regard smart ships on national waters: one short-term written policy identifying the next shared step for two authorities to position remote navigational assistance as a new service, giving the maritime ecosystem one official position to relate to; one informal policy relying on a mutual trust, where information sharing between an operator of small, unmanned ships and the supervisory authority enables critical competence building; and one evolving policy on the process of certifying autonomous or remote operated functions using non-standardized technology. In conclusion, despite shipping being explicitly regulated internationally we found that there is substantial leeway for national policies regarding smart ships on national waters.
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- Burden, Håkan, et al.
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The Swedish policy lab for maritime autonomous surface ships
- 2023
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Ingår i: Transportation Research Procedia. - : Elsevier B.V.. - 2352-1457. ; 72, s. 1840-1847
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Swedish policy lab for maritime autonomous surface ships, or smart ships, explored three use cases for developing policy in practice. The policies regard smart ships on national waters: one short-term written policy identifying the next shared step for two authorities to position remote navigational assistance as a new service, giving the maritime ecosystem one official position to relate to; one informal policy relying on a mutual trust, where information sharing between an operator of small, unmanned ships and the supervisory authority enables critical competence building; and one evolving policy on the process of certifying autonomous or remote operated functions using non-standardized technology. In conclusion, despite shipping being explicitly regulated internationally we found that there is substantial leeway for national policies regarding smart ships on national waters.
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- Carlgren, Lisa, 1975
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Design thinking as an enabler of innovation: Exploring the concept and its relation to building innovation capabilities
- 2013
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This thesis deals with the concept of Design thinking (DT) and the building of innovation capabilities. DT has emerged as a management concept promising innovation inspired by design. However, the concept is poorly conceptualized and scarcely investigated in organizational settings, especially in relation to its potential role as an enabler of innovation. Building on empirical studies of companies claiming to use DT, the thesis aims at providing a better understanding of the concept, how it is used in innovation work, and its role in building innovation capabilities in large firms.The studies show large variety in the understanding and use of the concept, and its integration in and adaptation to existing practices. The concept of DT seem to be somewhat stuck in between the fields of innovation and design. On the one hand the concept can be seen as (over)simplifying the complexity of design practice; on the other hand, the results of this thesis show that use of DT is aligned with several practices highlighted by innovation scholars. The thesis makes two main theoretical contributions. First it argues for a performative perspective on DT that does not focus on what DT is or what value it has, but rather what it becomes and what it can do in various settings; thus putting focus on context. A conceptual model for how to understand DT as a boundary object is proposed, consisting of five core principles associated with a set of principles, practices, and techniques. It takes account of the fact that DT takes different shapes in different contexts, and accommodates to a variety of ways of applying and using DT.Second it argues that DT can play a role in building innovation capability in large firms. The studies show how a range of perceived values and effects of using DT are connected to elements presented in innovation capability theory; resources, processes, mindset and a strategic intent to innovate. It is argued also that the current status of the innovation capability of a firm can hinder or enable use of DT and the competences built, thereby influencing potential value resulting from its use. There are few previous examples in the literature of how innovation capabilities are built, and this thesis adds a new approach; building innovation capability through the long-term use of DT, and in interplay with the current capability of the organization. The thesis shows that the perceived effects of using DT go beyond practical innovation work, and argues that when managers consider using DT, it is critical to not consider the concept in isolation, or demand results too fast, but rather to take a systemic perspective, considering all aspects of resources, process and mindset. The thesis also paves the way for more research, both on the use of DT and on how innovation capability can be built.
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- Carlgren, Lisa, 1975, et al.
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Design thinking: Exploring values and effects from an innovation capability perspective
- 2014
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Ingår i: Design Journal. - 1460-6925. ; 17:3, s. 403-424
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The concept of Design Thinking (DT) is becoming widespread and is seen as improving firm innovativeness. However, studies of the potential value of DT are scarce in the areas of both design and innovation research. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding through investigating how companies that use DT in practice perceive the value it creates in their organizations. The paper builds on an interview study of large organizations in Germany and the US. We find that although some firms identified outcome-related values (such as new ideas, better products), many also underlined other benefits, more related to longer-term effects on competences, innovation processes and the mindset of company employees. We argue that for a company with a strategic intent to be more innovative, DT can be exploited in the development of long-term innovation capability through its contribution to the dimensions of resources, processes and mindset. We also propose the framework of innovation capability to discuss the values and effects of using DT.
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- Carlgren, Lisa, 1975
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Design thinking in innovation, in practice: the case of Kaiser Permanente
- 2016
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Ingår i: EURAM conference proceedings. European Academy of Management, June 1-4, Paris.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Design Thinking (DT) as an innovation approach is gathering interest in management and scholarly debates, yet its potential contribution to innovation is vague, and a holistic view on innovation in DT-related literature is lacking. This paper investigates the integration of DT in a large organization, in order to understand its potential contribution to innovation. It is based on a qualitative case study of Kaiser Permanente that is using DT since ten years. Two examples of use are presented and analyzed using the Discovery-Incubation-Acceleration framework for describing innovation competencies (O’Connor and Ayers, 2005). The paper presents three main findings: first, it shows that DT is used in all aspects innovation to various extent, contradicting the view that DT is useful mainly in the front end. Second, it shows overlap between DT and improvement science, questioning the view that incorporating design in managerial settings is difficult due to a clash between logics. Third, the paper puts focus on individuals and teams using DT, opening up for a competence perspective and a discussion of the embodied experience of design thinkers.
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- Carlgren, Lisa, 1975
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Early Involvement of Industrial Designers in Product Development: Exploring Motives and Challenges
- 2009
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The ability to develop and market products that customers value determines a firm’s competitiveness, and product development that aims at competitive advantage must addressdevelopment efficiency in a conscious way. From a strategic point of view, improvements in the early phases of product development, before a development project is launched, areemphasized, and there is a need to study the best way to organize front end teams, and what personal qualities are likely to facilitate front end performance.The role of industrial designers as mainly giving shapes to products has evolved, and both design scholars and practitioners advocate that the skills and practices of industrial designers can contribute to a better understanding of end-users and to creating solutions to their needs.Yet few firms fully understand where, how and when they can actually use design, which results in a fragmented design effort, and the organization does not achieve the full benefits from the possibilities with design.This thesis sets out to investigate the role of industrial designers in the early phases of product development, and takes its point of departure in an empirical study of two industrial manufacturing companies in Sweden and their internal and external design partners. The thesis deals with what motives companies might have for this early involvement and factors affecting design collaboration on an individual and inter organizational level.The results of this study showed three principal motives for companies to involve industrial designers in the front end: involving for innovativeness, involving for customer understanding, and involving for process facilitation through visualization. The thesis also showed manychallenges for a company setting out to include design in the front end. Key factors that were found to affect collaboration were generally of two types: related to the different professional cultures involved, and related to the position of design in the company. The main contributionof the thesis is that it offers an understanding of the use of industrial designers in a context that has been scarcely studied: the combination of industrial designers in the front end of product development in “non-designerly” companies. Rich case study examples illustrate bothpossible benefits and pit holes along the way.
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