Evolving innovation landscape
The main themes of this conference, and the many exciting topics in the programme, reflect a changing and evolving innovation landscape. Competence and skills are much more widely distributed than before, constituting an important premise for open innovation and user driven innovation. Today, networks and communities provide rich opportunity to share knowledge and ideas. Many innovations are taken forward through collaborations, often across geographical and organizational borders. Further, the perspective of users has become increasingly important. For many products and services, users desire ease of use, good performance, and possibility to customize. Social aspects, design and mobility are also crucial factors.
Indeed, innovation processes encompass many opportunities and challenges.
