Author: ahemre

Citizen science – sometimes referred to as community or participatory science – has been around for quite some time. But is it serious research or just social initiatives to engage citizens and promote science in  general? It is reasonable to

New technologies trigger change. And change needs to be managed. Digitalization has been going on for quite some time and over the years companies have demonstrated varying capacities for digital transformation. In fact, a survey by Forbes has shown that,

With the rather generic theme “innovation – the name of the game” the 2018 ispim conference attracted 530 delegates from 41 countries. Actually it was the biggest annual ispim event so far. As expected, a majority of delegates came from

My latest book about modern management is now available also in the Kindle format on Amazon: The Competitive Company    

I regularly interview interesting people. Recently I had the opportunity to converse with Gothenburg based futurist Martin Börjesson. We talked about future forecasting, prediction methods and the role of think tanks. I took some notes from our meeting worth sharing:

Den 22 mars bjuder Entreprenörskapsforum och Vinnova in till seminarium då Andrew W. Wyckoff, Director for Science, Technology and Innovation på OECD, besöker Sverige för att presentera OECDs rapport The 2016 Sweden Review of Innovation Policy. En namnkunnig panel kommenterar och diskuterar

  Anders Hemre: Leif, it’s great to have another opportunity to converse with you. It’s been eight years since our last interview – a long time in today’s world – so let’s get right to it. Japanese scientist and economy

Innovation has become an urgent imperative for entrepreneurial and established organizations. Over the last decade, in industries as diverse as fashion design, media software, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and automotive, the most cutting edge organizations have started to externalize their innovation

The World Economic Forum concluded last week. The January issue of Brainovation includes a glimpse from the event. Dawned in Davos – The future according to WEF

On 28 January, Vinnova and Stockholm University invite to an information meeting on ICT research and innovation support from Horizon 2020. The meeting will inform about the possibilities for support to research and development within ICT during the coming 2 years.