The project objective is to create for partner universities new type of platform for collaboration with enterprises. The developing platform serves as a sustainable set of value added collaborative activities with enterprises in invention and improvement of product/services. The main feature of the platform is an easy access for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to universities' and alumni’s' expertise in design research, prototyping, engineering, materials, technologies, and product/service development methodologies. Core of the platform is industrial design and innovation management practices that integrate universities', SMEs and alumni’s expertise around building product/services prototypes, and follow on commercial validations. The main feature is realized by the following outcomes/outputs to develop in the frames of joint project: (1) Trainings and executive programs to improve new product/service development competences of enterprises' staff:- Trainings in innovation management and design research instruments and methodologies: "design thinking approach", "TRIZ", "Rapid prototyping", "agile instruments to manage new product development", - Executive program "New Product/Service Development". (2) Facilities in partner universities integrated into “Collaborative Open Innovation Labs" with the following functional zones:- Zone for co-creation teams' work over concepts development, brainstorming, raw prototyping, and coordination meetings. - Zone for developing skills in rapid prototyping.- Zone for entrepreneurial co-creation activities in developing and validating business concepts over new product/service.(3) Management procedures and services among “Collaborative Open Innovation Labs” for multi-country co-creation activities in developing and validating concept of new product/service at other (cross-boarder) markets;(4) Dissemination of accumulated expertise and project experience among universities.
The project objective is to create for partner universities new type of platform for collaboration with enterprises. The developing platform serves as a sustainable set of value added collaborative activities with enterprises in invention and improvement of product/services. The main feature of the platform is an easy access for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to universities' and alumni’s' expertise in design research, prototyping, engineering, materials, technologies, and product/service development methodologies. Core of the platform is industrial design and innovation management practices that integrate universities', SMEs and alumni’s expertise around building product/services prototypes, and follow on commercial validations. The main feature is realized by the following outcomes/outputs to develop in the frames of joint project: (1) Trainings and executive programs to improve new product/service development competences of enterprises' staff:- Trainings in innovation management and design research instruments and methodologies: "design thinking approach", "TRIZ", "Rapid prototyping", "agile instruments to manage new product development", - Executive program "New Product/Service Development". (2) Facilities in partner universities integrated into “Collaborative Open Innovation Labs" with the following functional zones:- Zone for co-creation teams' work over concepts development, brainstorming, raw prototyping, and coordination meetings. - Zone for developing skills in rapid prototyping.- Zone for entrepreneurial co-creation activities in developing and validating business concepts over new product/service.(3) Management procedures and services among “Collaborative Open Innovation Labs” for multi-country co-creation activities in developing and validating concept of new product/service at other (cross-boarder) markets;(4) Dissemination of accumulated expertise and project experience among universities.