This document describes Demola, an innovation platform that connects talented students, companies, and universities. Demola facilitates multidisciplinary team projects between the stakeholders to develop solutions for real challenges presented by companies. Students gain work experience and universities obtain case studies while companies boost their R&D efforts. The network has grown to include multiple locations and over 800 students and 200 challenges annually. Demola aims to expand further by 2014. It has received several awards for its approach and benefits all involved through open innovation and international collaboration.

1. Co-creation platform
for talented
students, companies and
universities
Anne-Mari Järvelin
Director, PR and Partnerships
Tampere University of Technology

2. Demola – innovation
platform and network
City of Tampere is committed in developing
innovation platforms – Demola being the first
one
Brilliant example of concrete cooperation
between universities, companies and city

3. Demola
Vilnius
Demola
Tampere
Demola
Oulu
Demola
South
Sweden
Demola
Budapest
Demola
East Sweden
Demola in
Your region?
Demola
Maribor
AER regional
innovation award 2010
The Best Summer Job
2011 in Finland
Baltic Sea Region
Innovation award 2012

5. RE-THINK INNOVATION
Random collisions of knowledge and ideas
Community-driven co-creation as an ecosystem catalyst
Redefining innovation = innovation work

6. FLOW OF YOUNG TALENT

7. THIS IS HOW DEMOLA WORKS
Designed with talents !

8. CHALLENGING TRADITIONAL R&D WITH DEMO-DRIVEN APPROACH
IDEA  POWERPOINT  DEMO  PROTOTYPE  MARKET ENTRY
Better
decisions
Validated
concepts
Faster, better, new ideas,
out of the box thinking

9. NEED-DRIVEN CO-CREATION PROCESS
We connect talents into multidisciplinary teams
and facilitate co-creation process
APPLY
NOW
CROSSDISCIPLINARY
TEAM
+
REAL
CASE
DEMOLA
PROJECT
4 months
DEMO
and further
development
Innovation and entrepreneurship education @ partner universities

10. WHO CAN JOIN?
Every motivated student. If you are interested in building valuable
work experience and putting your skills to the test, Demola is for you!
DID YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PART OF DEGREE PROGRAMS.

11. Demola IPR framework
Teams own the project results and can develop the results further.
In addition the project partner can license the results from the teams.
The model is designed and approved together with project partners
meeting the needs of the legal policies of global enterprises.

12. Demola Network 2013 in figures
800+
TALENTED STUDENTS
Cross-dicsiplinary teams
200+
REAL CHALLENGES
by companies
DEMOLA
CO-CREATION
ACADEMIA
200+ university staff members
25 universities
DEMOS
Technology
Business
Social
Design
Company R&D
and jobs
Start-ups
Research
projects

13. Demola Network 2014 target in figures
1600+
TALENTED STUDENTS
Cross-dicsiplinary teams
400+
REAL CHALLENGES
by companies
DEMOLA
CO-CREATION
ACADEMIA
+ NEW
DEMOLA
NETWORK
NODES
350+ university staff members
40 universities
DEMOS
Technology
Business
Social
Design
Company R&D
and jobs
Start-ups
Research
projects
=
Competitiveness

14. WHAT’S IN IT FOR THE STAKEHOLDERS?
Demola for talented students, universities and companies

15. Collect experiences
Not just credits
“In Finland, I have spent one of the best times of my life. Demola has enabled
me to get my foot on the employment ladder in the industry. The creative
laboratory is a win-win situation: companies can test ideas; students and
young people starting out in the world of work can gain a raft of experience.
Meanwhile, Demola networks universities with one another worldwide."
"Demola provides a fulfilling working environment for clever minds from all
over the world. Demola is didactically aimed at developing innovative
solutions, opens up doors to international customers and interesting
technologies, and supports young researchers in lending their ideas
commercial relevance”

16. DEMOLA FOR UNIVERSITIES
Case flow and IPR management
APPLY
NOW
Facilitated multidisciplinary co-creation
with companies
International collaboration enabler and
framework for need-driven innovation

17. DEMOLA FOR COMPANIES
Boosting R&D and innovation process
A way to build international university collaboration
Engage the best young talents
GROUP OF SKILLS DESIGNED WITH YOU

18. SOME
OF OUR
PARTNERS

19. THE POWER OF THE NETWORK
An unique platform to operate open
innovation activities internationally
1.
2.
3.
Existing network
as a backbone
Ecosystem
engagement and
partnerships
Demola tools
and processes
Compatible
platform and rapid
development
Professional
facilitation
Capability to deliver
end-to-end service

20. Demola is the leading platform to engage companies,
talented students and universities in co-creation.
Demola triggers novel combinations of knowledge,
new innovation culture and entrepreneurial spirit.
AER regional
innovation award 2010
The Best Summer Job
2011 in Finland
Baltic Sea Region
Innovation award 2012

21. COME TO MEET US.
DEMOLA doors are always open, come to check
our events, meet our staff or join our
community.
DEMOLA NETWORK
www.demola.net
Ville Kairamo, ville@demola.net
+358 40 5667182