Ideon Science Park in Lund, Sweden is a leader in open innovation. It is home to 450 companies and 10,000 employees working alongside 48,000 university students. The park was established in 1983 to create knowledge-based jobs and has become a magnet for innovators. It hosts major companies like Ericsson and was the birthplace of Bluetooth technology. Ideon promotes open innovation through collaborations between businesses, academia, and the public sector. It connects problems companies face to experts in its network to generate new solutions and products through processes like challenges, workshops, and pilot projects. Ideon Open has helped launch new startups and products for companies like INWIDO, increasing revenues by 600 million euros.
18. OPEN INNOVATION
The innovation process comes from collaborating with
stakeholders outside the organisation
INNOVATION
A new product available and in demand by the market
26. OUR POSITION
THE NETWORK
Science Park,
University &
Entrepreneurs
THE PROBLEM
Hard to find and
organise
THE SOLUTION
Ideon Open
THE PROCESS
Find problems and
connect them to our
network
28. WE CAN HELP
SUGGEST
Open Processes with
a private partner
NAVIGATE
Guide, coach or lead
projects
INSPIRE
With Examples
IDENTIFY
Challenges that hurt
35. PILOT PROJECTS
WIN
7 new products and
ventures
IAP
Surveillance of large
vehicles
ZIRRO
Innovations to prevent
diabetes
BIO REFINERY
Renewable raw
materials, fuels and
chemicals
36. Revenue: 600MEUR
Largest wood based
manufacturer of windows
and doors in Northern
Europe
CEO INWIDO
Håkan Jeppsson
”The biggest change is the change in our
culture. We plan on doing it again!”
37. 16 TEAMS – 10 WEEKS
Large scale workshops with 50 people
Week 5 Prototype day
Week 10 Selection day
38. 4 new startups created
& new products
launched
RESULTS
”It has been very positive - it's incredibly creative and produced
a ripple effect externally as well as internally. Our product has
really taken off since we started this initiative” - Håkan Jeppsso
49. KEY LESSONS
DEMAND
A problem that hurts
PROVEN PROCESS
What has worked
before
PARTICIPATION
Many different players
involved
SCIENCE PARK
This is the place it
can happen!
All use Open Innovation
General Electric:
Ran a string of ecoimagination challenges aimed at startups and running lots of their own initiatives.
Cisco:
Entrepreneurs in Residence Program involves entrepreneurs into their incubator
Samsung:
Samsung accelerator and their Open innovation page for the Samsung Semiconductor
Shell:
Gamechanger program: incubator/entrepreneurs with resources and free will
These companies are big enough to run their own, we can help you with our network
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