The plenary sessions of Innovation in Mind go on from noon to noon 13-14 september. After lunch day 2, there will be an amazing “smörgåsbord” of workshops, open forums, roundtables and presentations – see below. The list will be completed shortly, so stay in touch for more info!

Here are the outlines of the programme of Innovation in Mind 2012:

Day one: “The challenges”

> Venue: The University Quadrangle

How can innovation processes be improved by broadening our knowledge base and releasing alternative viewpoints? What are the challenges and how can they be confronted?

11.00 Registration opens

12.00 Warm-up, Finger foods, Brain food – Science meets gastronomy

13.00 Innovation in Mind opens, Keynotes/Performances

17.00 Sum up and conclusions of day one.

Softspot at Museum of Public Art – snacks and drinks, networking, exhibitions

18.00 – Informal conference dinner, mingling, performances

Day two: “The good examples”

> Venue: The University Quadrangle (plenary sessions)

How can we create the potential for the unexpected and the fantastic to evolve? Where are the good examples, and what we can learn from them.

09.00  Day two opens, Keynotes/Presentations/Cases

12.00 Lunch– Science meets gastronomy.

Day Two afternoon: “Knowledge sharing”

> Venues: The University Quadrangle and hotspots

13.00 – 16.00 Workshops, open forums, roundtable discussions, and hands-on excercises

Bring your thoughts, insights and questions and take part in one or more of our round table discussions, workshops and open forums with innovation in mind. (Please observe that these items of the program offer a limited number of places– Make your choice and grab a seat – no pre-reservation! )

The programme of Innovation in Mind 2011 (last year´s event) can be downloaded as a pdf

In addition to the plenary sessions, Innovation in Mind will also offer a wide selection of workshops, open forums, round table discussions etc. on innovation related topics. Here are a few examples – many more will follow shortly.

MOVE: Beyond great ideas                                                                                       Organized by PIEp, the Product Innovation Engineering program (www.piep.se).

Creating innovations that successfully meet societal challenges on a grand scale involves great vision, great ideas and great execution. While coming up with a wide range of ideas is undoubtedly critical to innovation, many individuals, teams and organizations are lacking insight into how to practically move forward beyond great ideas and into execution mode without losing touch with the long-term vision. This workshop will introduce participants to the MOVE framework – a set of practical workshop approaches and methods that allow teams to identify innovation opportunities within a broader vision, while still making practical progress towards bringing vision to reality. The framework is designed to help you plan and perform effective internal workshops to address the innovation capabilities within your team or company. Participants will receive a complimentary copy of the MOVE Workshop Facilitation Handbook.

MINT: Measuring innovation capability in teams                                          Organized by PIEp, the Product Innovation Engineering program (www.piep.se).

The ability to assess and measure the progress and impact of your innovation efforts is key to competitive advantage. This workshop provides participants with a framework that will guide managers and teams in establishing an innovation measurement program. The focus is on the assessment of innovation capability at team level in relation to the processes which take place before actual product or service development projects are decided; when new business models, technological opportunities and intellectual property rights are created and investigated. The MINT framework focuses on four areas: innovation elicitation, selection, impact, and ways of working.

On-line medicine: how mobile solutions will change healthcare            Organized by Olof Jarlman

The global mobile health (m-health) market is estimated to more than 23 billion US$ 2017 according to a report from PWC 2011. This rapid development of new mobile technology and services will change healthcare in all aspects. Personalized body area network combined with global networks will offer 24h/day online healthcare service for better quality and lower costs. Advanced and automated information management and communication will increase patient satisfaction and generate new vendors and healthcare providers.

Strategic Visualization for Greater Effect                                                          Organized by Heidi Forbes Öste

Discover the power of using visual communication for working through strategic meetings and challenging decisions.  Stimulate an environment that nurtures innovation and whole team participation.  Get the picture, get the meaning, make it happen.

Special Innovation Roundtable on “Unframing Breakthrough Innovation”                                                                                  Organized by Sigvald Harryson

Innovation Journalism                                                                                              Workshop and open forum, organized by Fojo Media Institute

More information will follow shortly.

Workshops, discussions and open forums will also be organized by some of the speakers at Innovation in Mind, among them David Gauntlett.