Keynote speaking

Here are some examples of seminars that we
have given:

The Five Phases of the Creative Process
- or how we ended up in the age of creativity
We are entering the age of creativity and innovation. Never before has ideas been as much worth as today. A good idea will create more wealth than a whole life of hard work nine-to-five. The seminar discusses shortly the history of creativity as a management tool and then describes the trends we see that has brought us to the conclusion that we are in the age of creativity. Then the seminar focuses on what a generic creative process look like and what five phases you go through from the need to the result. What is important to think about and what tools can be used when you are trying to manage ideas?  Idélaboratoriet uses lots of examples from their work with clients ranging from business (examples are Borealis and SonyEricsson) over academia (examples are Lunds University and the Kaospilots) to the public sphere (examples are EU and city of Stockholm).

This lecture is based on The Idea Agent 2.0
– a handbook in idea management, by Jonas Michanek and Andreas Breiler.

Innovative Meetings - Creative Environments
- or stop designing physical space for industrial thinking in the age of innovation!
Today meetings is the largest part of our bizzy schedules, and when we are entering the age of innovation there are still seldom good enough meeting methodologies at hand.  At the same time, the way we are working in the western world is changing at a fast pace from an industrial behavior to a more knowledge based way of creating value. But we are still creating working environments based on industrial norms. Idélaboratoriet will describe the new trends of the age of creativity that change the way we work. Idélaboratoriet will also describe a generic idea process that puts focus on how creativity can be structured and managed today. Based on this model of knowledge creation, the seminar will challenge the way we think about physical space, based on design cases where we have been part of creating innovation labs for various customers like Carlsberg, Tetra Pak and Minc


A Crash Course in Idea Culture
- assess your own potential with Innovation ScorecardTM  
One of the big problem of organizations of today is their inability to think free and innovative instead of “right” and by the book. To create a true idea culture in an organization there are a multiple of factors like working processes, incentive systems, mental attitudes, creative competence et cetera that needs to be addressed in order to enhance the organization’s innovation potential. The seminar starts with an introduction the concept of Idea Culture and uses examples from the work Idélaboratoriet has done with companies like St Jude Medical, Arla Foods and Absolut Vodka, and then goes into a more interactive form using the assessment tool Innovation ScorecardTM to dig deeper into the audience own situation.