The Value We Bring

Idélaboratoriet specializes in Innovation Culture and Idea Management. This intriguing field takes many forms: Innovation strategy planning, Idea management facilitation, training programs in professional idea creation and digital idea management solutions are all good examples of how we create value for our clients.

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Innovation in India - Cows or Karma?

We have gotten used to the fact that everybody is outsourcing IT-services left and right (or more accurately, east and south), but the question is if this also means that the Western world is outsourcing its future innovation potential?  Is India an innovation power to look out for?

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The Idea Agent
Finally the best book on practical idea management is available in English GO


Training programs
A substantial toolkit and hands-on practice in professional idea work. GO


The Innovation Scorecard

Try out our online innovation assessment tool.
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Creative Space Design
The physical environment affects our brain much more than we think. GO


MindManager
Build your mind maps with the leading
mind mapping application.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Sweden in the Creative Age

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).
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

The Economist looks at Innovation at Apple

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...
Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Idealab Invited to Create Innovative City Centres

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!
Monday, June 04, 2007

Idéagenten 2.0

The Swedish version of our book The Idea Agent has sold out! We are working hard to produce a new updated and developed version asap. Our new publisher Bookhouse will have a new 2.0 copy ready this summer with a foreword of the Funky Business guru Kjell A. Nordstrom!