The leadership team, together with professional development and IT experts, met fortnightly for planning and monitoring,
of technology affordances through research literature, experts, and location of best practice exemplars in HE Preliminary planning of workshops Preparation and planning of workshops Workshops for Faculty teachers on the development of authentic tasks using devices in pedagogically appropriate ways Trialling
Faculty-or Department-wide solution to a problem rather than draw on outside experts to advise on‘correct'procedures.
The professional advice of IT and e-business consultants can help them, but SMES may not easily have access to them because of relatively high cost.
offers access to experts and encourages implementation of e-business strategies. The SME E-business Information Toolkit provides step-by-step guidance.
Private consultants analyse participants'companies and develop an action plan for them. Each company is allowed 2-5 consultation days
and the government covers 85%of consultant fees Ireland PRISM initiative Using the positive experiences of local SMES as a catalyst for further e-business adoption,
National branches and 250 consultants help SMES and entrepreneurs prepare and implement their ICT action plan.
In the United kingdom, e-business advisers have provided small firms with free advice and assistance on the effective use of ICT in 70 centres across 12 regions designated for the UK Online for Business programme.
the easkel programme covers 85%of direct consultant fees for SMES participating in management training that allows two to five expert consulting days to develop an e-business action plan.
Commission services consider the expert group a good forum for the exchange of views, experiences and best practices amongst the Member States and between them and the Commission.
and the e-commerce expert group has led not to a well-functioning system of notifications of national administrative and judicial decisions in the meaning of Article 19 (5) ECD.
stakeholders and experts to carefully analyse the implementation process for setting up the EU trustmark scheme. 149
but only provide a sender with information on possible delivery options in a given situation. 95 The Commission services are conducting a sectoral study, with the help of an external consultant, regarding the cross-border provision of parcel delivery services,
The external knowledge is generated by the employees, business partner, customers, consultants, competitors, business associations, internet sales and service units, internal research and development units and academia.
which brought together more than 350 decisionmakers, leading innovation experts and entrepreneurial practitioners from around the world,
and orchestrated support from facilitators, coaches and experts on different steps in the innovation process.
But, what is the role of experts in developing, filtering and selecting solutions to be prototyped?
What, however, is needed increasingly are shaped the T skills profiles where experts have not only specific knowledge
if experts are asked for a solution for a problem, there is good convergence of the ideas
and that the peak is not necessarily at the same place as those of the experts (Figure 2). Figure 2:
Bror Salmelin Adviser Innovation Systems Directorate-General for Communications networks, Content and Technology, European commission bror. salmelin@ec. europa. eu R E g I O N A l
and in a competitive way also from the viewpoint of industrial manufacturing companies e g. 3. The crowds of the above crowdsourcing platforms consist of very professionally operating industry experts from various industries
industrial companies can reach a vast number of experts in specific field (e g. more than 1. 5 million mechanical engineers in Grabcad),
while others provide access to a smaller crowd of world-class experts (experts e g. in the area of environment, energy, mobility, construction and design related to cleantech in Solved).
Innocentive (http://www. innocentive. com/)>300 000 registered users, additionally a network of 13 000 000 experts EMC, Flextegrity Grabcad (http://grabcad. com
or totally on paid crowdworking and getting a growing attention of clientele that has traditionally been in the tight embrace of the old‘big five-type'strategy consultants.
The concept was created co by a crowd of 12 experts with a large variety of different areas of expertise from Solved's network of 500 world-class experts from all over the world involving 200 companies from various fields
Nowadays, many software and consumer electronics companies say openly that they are not the experts in the usage of their products and services,
I O N y E A r B o O k 2 0 1 5 Karolinska has also a network of 200 experts from life science companies.
The side effect is need a considerable for experts for evaluating all these project proposals that finally leads to low evaluation quality
Types of innovation labs and their main features 13 Lab features Cop constellation Objectives Role of government Time horizon Policy labs Civil servants and external experts
Fab Lab Berlin (DE), Rocketspace (US) Firm-driven labs Company employees & external experts Feed results of joint activities into the company's innovation strategy
Mindlab has built a community of practice encompassing civil servants and external experts. Most recently a group of specialists working on the implementation of reform projects
2) Based on these first analytical insights, a discussion takes place with experts and public sector stakeholders (3). Proto-typing takes place together with citizens
Throughout this process, civil servants are the primary experts (with possible support by external experts), while businesses and citizens are key informants for the problem definition and proto-typing.
Operators of firm-driven labs set up spaces for integrating external knowledge and talents, e g. from small and medium sized firms, freelancers and experts.
and integrate citizens as active experts in research and development. Investor-driven labs Investor-driven labs are testing arenas for new business ideas and business models.
L I V I N G L a b S 71 infrastructure and equipment, offer coaching programmes with national and international industry experts,
and services for like-minded enthusiasts and experts who first dedicate their energy to addressing a specific need, demand or problem.
citizens, users, bureaucrats, interest groups, experts, partners, financiers, economic and academic stakeholder and students etc. This diversity facilitates avoiding blind spots in innovation processes.
L I V I N G L a b S 73 of the Expert Group on Public sector Innovation.
A‘designerly'approach facilitates citizens in participating as experts on their own quality of life. The main challenge is in the co-creation process in the ecosystem:
There is a need for new citizen participation practices that acknowledge citizens as experienced experts on their own needs,
They are experts on their own needs, but require facilitation in being involved in design, new possibilities and future services.
A‘designerly'approach facilitates citizens in participating as experts on their own quality of life. The main challenge is in the co-creation process:
Invite other experts from the sector to give you feedback on your innovative ideas! But then again, is it wise for a company to take on anything that comes from the start-up scene?
Bror Salmelin, Adviser for Innovation Systems Directorate General for Communications networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) European commission Introduction 6 O P E N I N N
Adviser, Innovation Systems, EC Directorate General CONNECT Board member, Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group bror. salmelin@ec. europa. eu 19 Open Innovation 2. 0 Fundamental Change in Innovation Processes*Abstract
Contact Bror Salmelin Adviser for Innovation Systems, European commission, Directorate General for Communications networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) bror. salmelin@ec. europa. eu 22 O
From discussion with experts, a specific focus on intra-logistics processes has been derived for ELLIOT. Intra-logistics deal with the logistics processes between companies (e g. warehouse logistics, material logistics/production supply;
the centre and the respective medical expert can react when critical events appear. These were the main considerations,
People do not trust advisers anymore; New technological ways to measure stress and emotions; Wearable technology will not only be in clothes,
MBA Partner, Senior Business Consultant CGI Group Inc. gohar. sargsyan@cgi. com Jaspar Roos Chief Inspiration Officer Future Ideas EU
and to manage a priority-setting process in the context of national and regional innovation strategies (4). This principle was outlined initially by the Expert Group‘Knowledge for Growth'in 2008.
The point of departure for the Knowledge for Growth Expert Group was the innovation system research
Post-Incubation License Spin-ostart-up For future development Start-up Creation Commercialization Products/Services in the market+ACTORS Senior Entrepreneur Expert board (internal+external
Knowledge & Innovation Mkt Business Incubator Network SW for idea management Observatory Expert entrepreneurs Lead customers Expert professors Mixed team (technicians+MBA
/entrepreneurs Coaches Business/Management frameworks Entrepreneurs courses Equity/Management team/Company Marketing/consulting experts Access to Finance Legal & administrative support IP rights?
& Strategy advice Networking Financial Nurturing Equity/Management team/Company Marketing/consulting experts Finance & debt management Internationalization support Business Development (growth strategies) Networking VC Forums Consolidation/Defining the appropriate Business model Training Competence development Protection of IPR+Patents
Commission Opinion of 30.11.2011 on the independent expert evaluation on the EIT. COM (2011) 816 final.
and external experts led by Symnetics, a consulting organisation, over multiple phases. In the first phase
and extraordinarily rapid adoption (Figure 2). This ecosystem approach has been emphasised i. a. in the report of the independent expert group concerning European Innovation Partnerships (EIPS) as a Tool for Systemic Change (2
because innovation development in this field requires sensor companies, electronic textile (12) experts, platform providers and service application developers working together in the business ecosystem (as described in Figure 1). The goal of the business ecosystem of Careware project is to provide unobtrusive wearable sensor based digital services
individual mentoring by experts, organised networking, and support for business planning and development. Full commercialisation support for grantees who successfully graduate from the programme with a marketable application,
mentoring and experts support on necessary technologies, tools, business and entrepreneurial skills to build their ideas using platforms
provision of access to finance and markets through carefully calibrated local/regional/European innovation ecosystem with leading experts and practitioners on market access,
and one-on-one mentoring by experts. Grantees who successfully graduate from the programme with a marketable application will receive support for access to finance (accelerator, business angel and venture capital investment) and access to international markets.
'Considered impossible by many experts, John Harrison, the son of a carpenter, invented the first‘marine chronometer,
Nature Publishing Group and Popular Science, the network of experts with access to the challenge spans 12 million people.
since its popularisation in the book Competitive Advantage, has been a standard tool for consultants and practitioners alike.
Then strategy consultants spend months interpreting the data, decide what it means and suggest a course of action.
item id=7195 (4) Mandela N.,Famous quotes Contact Dr Gohar Sargsyan, MBA Partner, Senior Business Consultant CGI Group Inc. gohar
and external experts into their innovation processes (Mckinsey, 2008). It has been suggested that this open innovation approach,
and the other was an expert in open innovation studies. To ensure that the insider's perspective did not bias the results,
Some of them we found through publications, others by contacting a large European network of open innovation experts.
cross-industry learning process led by sleep experts. The QOD case illustrates that developing a successful business model that ultimately changes the industry starts with nothing more than the conviction of a well-informed entrepreneur.
and material experts. The third step is promotion. In this step Curana organized information sessions to promote its new ideas among potential customers.
and material experts. Using the so-called Original Strategic Management (OSM) model, Curana and its innovation partners started from a vision based on new opportunities derived from global trends,
After consulting with an examination board of sleep experts, QOD decided to produce a functional quilt that would reduce the temperature variation under the quilt to provide a healthy sleep.
It combined valuable insights from sleep experts with the PCM technology which has required the characteristics to improve sleep.
and tested with the help of medical experts. QOD's first functional quilt branded as Temprakon was the result of linking PCM technology with insights about sleep comfort from the medical world.
Adriaan Debruyne (now director of Saflot Creative Consultants) added: Our antennas are open to society and technologies,
Universities, research labs, crowds of experts, lead users, and knowledge brokers are just a few examples of potential external sources of knowledge.
Therefore, the Airfryer is packaged with an inspiring recipe booklet, written by a culinary expert, which contains 30 easy-to-prepare recipes,
or consultants develop. In contrast, they are spurred to take action when they are confronted with the testimonials of entrepreneurs who are using open innovation successfully to develop new businesses.
market sources (suppliers of equipment (i), customers (ii), competitors and other firms with similar activities (iii), commercial labs, private R&d organizations, and consultants (iv;
consultants and private R&d organizations (iv; universities (v; and public research organizations (vi. Collaborative innovation is captured by calculating the average score of the six questionnaire items registering the firm's use of cooperative agreements with innovation partners.
Some of them we found through publications, others by contacting a large European network of open innovation experts.
cross-industry learning process led by sleep experts. The QOD case illustrates that developing a successful business model that ultimately changes the industry starts with nothing more than the conviction of a well-informed entrepreneur.
and material experts. The third step is promotion. In this step Curana organized information sessions to promote its new ideas among potential customers.
and material experts. Using the so-called Original Strategic Management (OSM) model, Curana and its innovation partners started from a vision based on new opportunities derived from global trends,
After consulting with an examination board of sleep experts, QOD decided to produce a functional quilt that would reduce the temperature variation under the quilt to provide a healthy sleep.
It combined valuable insights from sleep experts with the PCM technology which has required the characteristics to improve sleep.
and tested with the help of medical experts. QOD's first functional quilt branded as Temprakon was the result of linking PCM technology with insights about sleep comfort from the medical world.
Adriaan Debruyne (now director of Saflot Creative Consultants) added: Our antennas are open to society and technologies,
Universities, research labs, crowds of experts, lead users, and knowledge brokers are just a few examples of potential external sources of knowledge.
Therefore, the Airfryer is packaged with an inspiring recipe booklet, written by a culinary expert, which contains 30 easy-to-prepare recipes,
or consultants develop. In contrast, they are spurred to take action when they are confronted with the testimonials of entrepreneurs who are using open innovation successfully to develop new businesses.
market sources (suppliers of equipment (i), customers (ii), competitors and other firms with similar activities (iii), commercial labs, private R&d organizations, and consultants (iv;
consultants and private R&d organizations (iv; universities (v; and public research organizations (vi. Collaborative innovation is captured by calculating the average score of the six questionnaire items registering the firm's use of cooperative agreements with innovation partners.
and as a short paper within the work of the High-level Expert Group on The Future of Community Research Policy (Luc Soete, coordinator)( 2009).
IBM hired Von neumann as a consultant in January 1952 and started a collaboration with his organization, the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton (Pugh, 1995.
Acknowledgements We would like to thank the experts who reviewed the exposé and interim draft of this Policy Brief:
One group of experts argues that governments should do both, while others favour a policy focused on the most promising SMES.
) INNO-Grips case studies and case briefs Interviews with individual experts Expert survey Secondary data analysis OECD
Three expert interviews were conducted for this Policy Brief: One with OECD economist Jonathan Potter, one with US venture capital and innovation policy advisor Burton Lee,
and questions to non-growing companies about the reasons for not growing (see Annex 2). Guidance by an advisory board Two experts were charged with guiding the research for this Policy Brief,
These experts had agreed to review drafts of this policy brief and contributed to the workshop where the results were discussed.
many experts took a similar view, highlighting that Europe is largely lacking such opportunity-looking entrepreneurial spirit.
The Group of Independent Experts concluded that Eurostars should not only be sustained but preferably its budget should be increased in the future.
and industry experts as well as support to find the necessary resources, above all funding and employees. Key elements of support include four workshops:
says Accelerace senior management consultant Rebecca Scheel the applying companies need to be at the right development stage
the Accelerace team provides a short-list of candidate firms that have been vetted by at least two business consultants.
The investment committee is made up of several investors, industry experts as well as Symbion's CEO. The initial pitch to enter the programme resembles a typical investor pitch,
while the final pitch includes validated information for customers and industry experts, an actionable operational plan,
The Accelerators are not consultants--they are co-entrepreneurs who invest in the companies they work with to guarantee common goals
Further related findings In a study for the European commission's Sectoral E-business Watch in 2009,42 experts responded to a survey which,
The sectoral focus is a facilitator as it drives to the involvement of stakeholders and experts with sectoral background and reputation.
or failure. 144 The experts consulted for this Policy Brief took different views. At the workshop related to this Policy Brief, Luc Hendrickx, Director for Enterprise Policy and External Relations at the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (UEAPME), suggested
Other items with outstandingly high percentages may confirm this interpretation of the data. 83%of the highgrowth companies said that good coaching by external consultants was no reason for growth.
100 Favourable development of the business cycle Our company supplies to a growing market Themanagement targeted growth of the company Good coaching by external consultants Unproblematic access to growth finance Successful new
80 90 100 Favourable development of the business cycle Our company supplies to a growing market Themanagement targeted growth of the company Good coaching by external consultants Unproblematic access to growth finance
a) favourable development of the business cycle (b) Our company supplies to a growing market (c) the management targeted growth of the company (d) good coaching by external consultants (e) unproblematic access to growth
and industry experts and we will help you find the resources necessary for your success-no matter
The Accelerators are not consultants--they are coentrepreneurs who invest in the companies they work with.
Acknowledgements We would like to thank the experts who reviewed the exposé and interim draft of this Policy Brief:
One group of experts argues that governments should do both, while others favour a policy focused on the most promising SMES.
) INNO-Grips case studies and case briefs Interviews with individual experts Expert survey Secondary data analysis OECD
Three expert interviews were conducted for this Policy Brief: One with OECD economist Jonathan Potter, one with US venture capital and innovation policy advisor Burton Lee,
and questions to non-growing companies about the reasons for not growing (see Annex 2). Guidance by an advisory board Two experts were charged with guiding the research for this Policy Brief,
These experts had agreed to review drafts of this policy brief and contributed to the workshop where the results were discussed.
many experts took a similar view, highlighting that Europe is largely lacking such opportunity-looking entrepreneurial spirit.
The Group of Independent Experts concluded that Eurostars should not only be sustained but preferably its budget should be increased in the future.
and industry experts as well as support to find the necessary resources, above all funding and employees. Key elements of support include four workshops:
says Accelerace senior management consultant Rebecca Scheel the applying companies need to be at the right development stage
the Accelerace team provides a short-list of candidate firms that have been vetted by at least two business consultants.
The investment committee is made up of several investors, industry experts as well as Symbion's CEO. The initial pitch to enter the programme resembles a typical investor pitch,
while the final pitch includes validated information for customers and industry experts, an actionable operational plan,
The Accelerators are not consultants--they are co-entrepreneurs who invest in the companies they work with to guarantee common goals
Further related findings In a study for the European commission's Sectoral E-business Watch in 2009,42 experts responded to a survey which,
The sectoral focus is a facilitator as it drives to the involvement of stakeholders and experts with sectoral background and reputation.
or failure. 144 The experts consulted for this Policy Brief took different views. At the workshop related to this Policy Brief, Luc Hendrickx, Director for Enterprise Policy and External Relations at the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (UEAPME), suggested
Other items with outstandingly high percentages may confirm this interpretation of the data. 83%of the highgrowth companies said that good coaching by external consultants was no reason for growth.
100 Favourable development of the business cycle Our company supplies to a growing market Themanagement targeted growth of the company Good coaching by external consultants Unproblematic access to growth finance Successful new
80 90 100 Favourable development of the business cycle Our company supplies to a growing market Themanagement targeted growth of the company Good coaching by external consultants Unproblematic access to growth finance
a) favourable development of the business cycle (b) Our company supplies to a growing market (c) the management targeted growth of the company (d) good coaching by external consultants (e) unproblematic access to growth
and industry experts and we will help you find the resources necessary for your success-no matter
The Accelerators are not consultants--they are coentrepreneurs who invest in the companies they work with.
Tom Fleming, Consultant on creativity and economic development 7 Table of contents 1) Reinvent Europe through Innovation 2) Five propositions for action 2. 1) Broadening innovation:
I have had the opportunity to work at a large number of companies as an operational manager or a consultant.
We passionately believe that innovation is not a minor policy area for a small group of experts.
Tom Fleming, Consultant on creativity and economic development This report and the work of the panel were supported by DG Enterprise and Industry as part of the preparations for a new European innovation policy.
Evaluation always involves the participation of independent experts. Catalonia has acquired experience and best practices in evaluating the impact of R&i tools.
which will be carried out by independent experts. 4. 4. 3. Review The RIS3CAT system of governance provides for continuous review based on the evolution of monitoring indicators and conditioning factors in the environment.
Evaluation always involves the participation of independent experts. Catalonia has acquired experience and best practices in evaluating the impact of R&i tools.
which will be carried out by independent experts. 4. 4. 3. Review The RIS3CAT system of governance provides for continuous review based on the evolution of monitoring indicators and conditioning factors in the environment.
which had been adopted with the involvement of a large number of experts, were taken into account by the NEKIFUT working groups when making proposals,
a Working group consisting of national experts has also been created, which has a general decision-preparing role in every issue concerning research infrastructures.
and the experts of the NEKIFUT project in the prioritization of S3. In this regard the RI Working group compiled a shorter priority list professionally justified for Hungary,
In terms of S3, the RI Working group is particularly responsible for the preliminary assessment of the requests for connecting to certain foreign infrastructures with the involvement of experts
it has been a multi-stage process, primarily based on the evaluation of the Working groups of the three large disciplines (physical sciences, life sciences and social sciences and humanities) and external experts, the result
Scientific Adviser to The irish Government. The group was chaired by a senior industry figure. The process was managed by Forfás, Ireland's National Policy advisory agency,
Technical experts were appointed to the groups to facilitate their work. The four TWGS and their respective scopes are set out in the Table 1 below. 14 Table 1:
16 Forfás and the consultants prepared detailed assessment of each of the proposed areas using a SWOT analysis based on the four high-level criteria and associated sub-questions.
Data repositories serviced by experts to capture and enable the exploitation of publicly available data from research and administrative sources to benefit future research;
Scientific Adviser to The irish Government. The group was chaired by a senior industry figure. The process was managed by Forfás, Ireland's National Policy advisory agency,
Technical experts were appointed to the groups to facilitate their work. The four TWGS and their respective scopes are set out in the Table 1 below. 14 Table 1:
16 Forfás and the consultants prepared detailed assessment of each of the proposed areas using a SWOT analysis based on the four high-level criteria and associated sub-questions.
Data repositories serviced by experts to capture and enable the exploitation of publicly available data from research and administrative sources to benefit future research;
Meetings with experts, universities, research centres, clusters, companies, chambers of commerce Public consultation Advice and review from several consultative bodies with participation of social, education, trade union
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