Kunskapsförmedlingen Anders Warell
Professor, PhD Industrial Design
4 credits
Start date:
17 October 2024
University: Lund University
Target group: PhD Student
Academy: Product Development Academy (PDA)
The last day of application has already passed.
Today a researcher not only needs to address the important scientific questions. A researcher should also be able to have a wider perspective on the utilization of research results and their benefits for society. This course will help you as PhD student to put your research project into a wider context, and give you insights into the processes for innovation and creativity.
The course gives 4 higher education credits.
Today, a researcher does not only need to address the important scientific questions. A researcher also needs to have a broader perspective on how research results are used and how they can benefit society. This course will help you as a PhD student to put your research project into a broader context and also give you insights into and understanding of the processes of innovation and creativity.
The aim of the course is to broaden the idea of what innovation is and to equip PhD students with tools and processes that lead from research to commercialization. The course trains the innovation and value-creating “glasses” needed to put their research into an application and societal perspective. This will stimulate the transfer of research results to society and thus contribute to increased innovation and strengthened collaboration between academia, investors, industry and society at large.
The course is held over six intensive full days with a focus on research-based innovation and idea generation, covering the following topics:
During the course, a group project and individual assignments related to the individual’s research project are carried out. The course is applied in nature – you not only learn about what innovation is, you also learn how innovation is done in practice.
In groups, projects are carried out that are linked to the participants’ research question. Using practical tools and methods, we put the research question in a societal and user perspective and apply divergent and convergent methods that lead to a value-creating solution.
This course prepares you for a successful career in academia or industry.
Course supervisors and contact persons:
Jessica Wadin, Innovation, LTH:
jessica.wadin@design.lth.se
Anders Warell, Innovation, LTH:
anders.warell@design.lth.se
17 October
22 October
8 November
13 November
20 November
27 November
Apply no later than October 1, 2024.
Send your registration to education administrator Cilla Perlhagen via email at cilla.perlhagen@design.lth.se.
Please state which year you started your PhD studies, and to which department you belong.