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Innovation and Value Creation in Research – INT001F

General information about the course

The course gives 4 higher education credits.

Today, researchers do not only deal with the important scientific questions – they must also be able to take a wider perspective on how research results are used and how they can benefit the society. This course will help you as a PhD student to put your research project into a wider context, and give you insights into and understanding of the processes for innovation and creativity.

Course objectives

The purpose of this course is to broaden the idea of what innovation is, and to equip PhD students with tools and process. To provide the ”innovation and value creation lenses” needed to be able to put your research in a utilization and societal perspective. This will stimulate the transfer of research results to society, and contribute to enhanced innovation and cooperation between academia, investors, business and society as a whole.

The course is held during six full days, focusing on research based innovation and idea generation, covering the following topics:

  • Processes and tools for stimulating innovation and value creation – what is innovation, prerequisites for utilization and value creation of research results, the NABC-concept, design thinking, mental and physical tools.
  • Trends and new markets – business intelligence, global challenges and market analysis.
  • “Protecting your ideas” – intellectual property, patent strategy, licensing, contracts, patent search.
  • Entrepreneurial journeys – every day of the course ends with an invited entrepreneur who talks about their experiences and reflects on the topic of the day. 
  • Assess and present your ideas, as well as give and receive feedback – ”Elevator pitch”. The last day of the course is organized as a “value creation forum”.

During the course, one group assignment and two individual projects related to the individual's research project will be performed. 

This course will prepare you for a successful career in academia or industry.

Course supervisors and contact persons:

Jessica Lagerstedt Wadin, Innovation Engineering, LTH:
jessica.wadin@design.lth.se

Anders Warell, Product development, LTH:
anders.warell@design.lth.se

Spring 2023

The course will be given on the LTH campus in Lund on the following dates:

  • February 28
  • March 2
  • March 3
  • March 7
  • March 8
  • March 10

Time: 09.00-16.30

Course syllabus

INT001F

Course registration

Apply no later than February 1, 2023.

Send your registration to education administrator Cilla Perlhagen via email at cilla.perlhagen@design.lth.se. 

Please state which year you started your PhD studies, and to which department you belong.

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