tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103526562008-06-12T13:45:28.931+02:00Andreas Breilerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834972709687832007noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-22066519928185438242008-06-12T13:39:00.002+02:002008-06-12T13:45:28.973+02:00

As just mentioned - creative space is hot! We just got contacted by the Israelian profesor Ron Dwir, who is writing a book about future centers, if he could use some of our client projects concerning creative space design as examples. Sure Ron, go ahead! We are looking forward to spreading our ideas of new ways of working across the globe.

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-69106260854511284092008-06-12T13:30:00.002+02:002008-06-12T13:38:57.652+02:00

Creative space design is the new black! We are consulting here and concerning the balance between function and inspiration when you are building spaces for idea work. Lately we were keynote speakers and part of a panel debate at the no. 1 Scandinavian architectural firm White - read the summary or take a look at the webcast of the debate at www.white.se!

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-62054773756361321872008-05-15T14:54:00.003+02:002008-05-26T13:23:12.168+02:00

Our Andreas has been nominated to the prize Skaneettan (Scania Number One) as one of the regions most inspiring business people together with for example the construction mogul Percy Nilsson and the CEO of Trelleborg, Peter Nilsson. And the winner is... announced in September!

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-9764090714869514932008-05-05T14:14:00.007+02:002008-05-06T12:17:11.089+02:00

Sweden's main business daily Dagens Industri has written a big story about the success of Tetra Paks creativity and innovation initiative and features the Boss, Sven Andren. This is also a successful case for Idelaboratoriet and our partner Modern Management Network as we helped Sven start this up six years ago and has been part of the major change initiative since then. Just wanted you to know

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-45180918460219660942008-04-28T10:19:00.003+02:002008-04-28T10:48:55.461+02:00

The project Innovation Circus - that we created the concept for - has finally landed in Berlin after a tour around Europe. The project presented its findings and recommendations to the EU in Berlin in April and it can all be read at the innovation circus website. Go Europe!

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-28004480910407322372008-03-25T10:43:00.004+01:002008-03-25T11:08:19.462+01:00

Starbucks has just launched, Cisco is doing it and Dell has been doing it for over a year. I'm talking about the open innovation initiatives where organizations invites the general public to give their ideas and input on how to improve their offerings. The general idea is of course both simple and brilliant but is it working? If you go to the different sites you find that many of the suggestions

Andreas Breilerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834972709687832007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-63904244055149495362008-02-07T09:53:00.002+01:002008-04-28T09:16:35.474+02:00

Just back from Iceland (working with our new customer Vestas) on our own world crusade of innovation, we have just been given notice that a new book has been published with a chapter about global innovation written by us. The book is called Global Wanderings and is published by the Stockholm School of Economics and is a journey into different aspects of globalization.

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-90322755550951037822008-01-09T11:21:00.003+01:002008-04-14T10:09:31.346+02:00

If you want to read a very good version of what we think and do, please take a look at the latest issue of the magazine Meetings International where we are featured as the top story with a big picture on the front page as well as with a ten page article inside. Written by a very receptive journalist, the article probably explains what we do better than we do ourselves...

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-73460439083404752052007-12-11T12:00:00.001+01:002008-04-11T11:40:05.562+02:00

The wellknown German research institute DIW has ranked Sweden as the top innovation country in the world in a close race with Finland, USA and Switzerland - these four being in their own league. Listen to a discussion about the results on Swedish Radio here.

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-3308202146905006232007-12-10T15:37:00.002+01:002008-04-11T11:46:15.171+02:00

If you are sitting there by yourself and need help to get your ideas flowing, why don't you try the Director's Bureau's Idea Generator. It functions as a mix between creative exercises like Forced Combinations and Random Word Association.

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-36576236847723005022007-12-04T13:09:00.000+01:002007-12-04T13:26:35.683+01:00

Steve Ballmer might have been on the cover, but one of the lab's associates was captured in a story - and on a picture! - inside the Swedish business weekly Veckans Affärer number 42, on our learning journey into the Chinese world of innovation. If you want to know what we found out - read VA or our newsletter on innovation in China.

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-23741134619890668592007-11-08T15:52:00.000+01:002007-11-08T16:05:35.868+01:00

Our publisher Book House has organized a release party in Stockholm the 22nd of November at 17.30 for the book The Idea Agent 2.0. The address is Riddargatan 17. Be there or buy the book (great price of 193 SEK at for example Bokus)!

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-34157099840314824282007-11-08T15:42:00.000+01:002007-11-08T15:51:59.273+01:00

We just found out that it has been decided that our book The Idea Agent 2.0 has been choosen to become an audiobook for people with reading problems. We are always happy to help!

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-41655483106038468862007-11-05T21:31:00.000+01:002007-11-06T12:43:18.989+01:00

Just back from a EMBA programme week around the Six Domains of leadership with Allan Lind and Sim Sitkin at Duke University I just found myself thinking: is knowledge best created in private (like in a camp in the middle of a forest) or in a busy intersection (like campuses that are melted into a city sourrounding)? Duke is a great place, but is knowledge and creativity really created when it is

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-90354981288258594452007-10-12T15:25:00.000+02:002007-10-12T15:41:59.725+02:00

In researching for a presentation for the Swedish National Team of Chefs on Food innovation I just felt the need to bring focus to some great ideas: Life Straw - a drinking straw that makes the water you drink clean which is of course revolutionary in the developing countries Tetra Recart - a paper version of the tin can that are lighter, easier to pack and very environmentally friendly - but

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-23809030340760730942007-09-18T10:36:00.000+02:002007-09-18T10:39:54.023+02:00

The innovation awareness project Innovation Circus that we founded back in the days has now finally kicked off with fireworks and all! The first event in this EU-tour was held in Riga with 10000 people visiting during the four days. A great start to a very important initiative for Europe.

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-22185453814453561342007-09-14T15:05:00.000+02:002007-09-14T15:16:03.618+02:00

We participated today, as the only external reviewer, in a pitch session for the Swedish Television, SVT. It was great fun and the trend seems clear - it is time to go to the exotic East! The West is "yesterdays news". Look at this YouTube clip and understand why...

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-49371143185527409062007-09-05T15:16:00.000+02:002007-09-05T15:37:29.122+02:00

An new entrepreneurship program, Kreator+, was launched this week by the Swedish KK-foundation. This ambitious pilot is aimed at entrepreneurs in the creative industries that want to take their companies to the next level. Idélaboratoriet will lead the module Creative Business in Malmo - an exciting assignment for an exciting group of people. Read more at: www.dagensindustri.se.

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-43976825330548616562007-08-29T13:34:00.000+02:002007-09-03T10:08:58.926+02:00

China is booming. Shanghai has become the new role model of a world megalopolis and makes New York and London look pale. But innovation seems to be lagging behind - it still in manufacturing and construction the Chinese excel. After a week in Bejing and Shanghai one of the few innovative solutions we liked was this (see pic): a texture on every sidewalk that helps blind people walk straight and

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-44180123336287406912007-07-24T13:29:00.000+02:002007-09-03T10:31:15.260+02:00

The new Swedish version of of our book The Idea Agent - a handbook in idea management, is now for sale in a bookstore near you. It does not only include a foreword by the management guru Kjell A. Nordstrom, it is also quite a bit cheaper than before. Isn't development and innovation fantastic? Everything gets better and better and cheaper and cheaper...

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-77723526998737141882007-07-09T20:27:00.000+02:002007-09-03T10:30:04.707+02:00

Almedalen, on wonderful Gotland, is the center of Swedish POWER once again this summer. Today the Nobel Prize winner Edmund Phelps entered the stage in the PR-Tivoli in Almdedalen just to say what everybody knew - Sweden needs entrepreneurship and innovation! What he put emphasis on was that Sweden need more dynamics. Phelps seemed to mean that we need to toss things up in the air some more and

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-62004923145489673002007-07-06T10:52:00.000+02:002007-07-06T11:03:14.619+02:00

Nothing scares the IPR department like the magic words "open innovation". Apparently one of the most secret organizations in the world, namely NASA, holds external design and innovation contests to rake in some novel ideas on their specific challenges (article in the New York Times Magazine). Another example is Procter & Gamble who also experiments with open innovation. It's not scary guys;

Andreas Breilerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834972709687832007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-26949230097754513822007-06-19T09:55:00.000+02:002007-06-19T14:16:49.089+02:00

The celebrated professor and author Richard Florida (Rise/Flight/Cites of the creative class) continuities to publish creativity index reports together with local writers. The latest addition is "Sweden in the Creative Age". Published by Irene Tinagli and Florida. Article in Dagens industri and the full report (PDF, 2MB).

Andreas Breilerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834972709687832007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-36828897682745048122007-06-13T10:39:00.000+02:002007-07-25T12:56:20.612+02:00

One of those few magazines that you always feel wiser after having read, The Economist, has focused its eyes on the combination of innovation and Apple and how that mix really works. Even though I sometimes think the story of Apple is more about branding than innovation, there just might be some lessons to learn here...

Carl Jonas Michanekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06264986541313163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10352656.post-91580715667963709492007-06-05T14:42:00.000+02:002007-06-05T14:47:49.639+02:00

As "highly recommeded" and talented innovators Idélaboratoriet has been invited to take part in the EU-commision's and Living Lab's workshop in Hamburg 15-16 of June to create innovative city-centres of the future. Sounds fun!

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