Annual conference in Innovation Management
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB - Division Samhällsbyggnad |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 275 000 |
| Project duration | September 2020 - December 2021 |
| Status | Completed |
Important results from the project
The purpose of the project was to show, through a conference, the importance of innovation management and the profession of innovation leaders, in both public and private sector, to handle the major challenges for long-term sustainable system transformation. During the conference, experiences from different types of organizations where shared. Cases from eg. mobility, industry, community building. S. Billinger Ministry of Trade and Industry, D. Isaksson Vinnova, P. Sandvik RISE, J. Ödmark SISP, T. Jonek Teknikföretagen and K. Danerlöv SKR participated during the conference.
Expected long term effects
The conference was held as two half days. The first half day was held on 26 May with a focus on systems and organization and the second half on 12 October with a focus on person and competence. Focus was on highlighting good examples of IM from different types of businesses. RISE, Vinnova and Innovationsledarna designed criteria and process for the Innovation Manager of the Year award. The criteria were verified against a reference group and then published during the conference on 26 May. The award for Innovation Leader of the Year 2021 was presented on the second day of the conference.
Approach and implementation
The project was a co-production between RISE and Vinnova, where RISE took on the role of PMr and was responsible for implementing the scheme that was jointly developed. The events went from being an imaginary hybrid event to a completely digital forum. It was a great commitment with many participants and a wide spread among types of organisations, as well as nationally. The hope was to be able to gather a breadth of actors who see a need for innovation management for sustainable system transformation and to get inspiration from similar organizations but also others.