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What is Innovation?

At Innovation Engineering we rely on a broad definition by OECD (2018):
"An innovation is a new or improved product or process (or combination thereof) that differs significantly from the unit’s previous products or process and that has been made available to potential users (product) or brought into use by the unit (process)."

We have a broad and interdisciplinary profile of innovation research, where we provide explanations, understanding, frameworks, methods and tools to tackle grand challenges like the ones related to the sustainable development goals. We study the outcomes and performance of innovation activities, the innovation process (how to get new insights, explore and implement new products and processes), the methods and tools used in the innovation process, as well as development of innovation methods and development of individual innovation skills.

Our research can be summarized in the following areas: Business Models, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Innovation.

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Global Goals at Design Sciences, LTH

Innovation Engineering is part of the department of Design Sciences. At Design Sciences, we start out from the UN’s Global Goals to create sustainable living conditions for everyone. For us, it’s about designing technologies and environments for the good of all people based on these sustainability goals.

How we work with the Global Goals - at Design Sciences' webpage 

Innovation Engineering and the Global Goals

Innovation Engineering’s research supports the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, and in line with the Faculty of Engineering’s vision also clusters around the five main areas of climate, life, digitalization, industry, and environment. In particular, we look at specific areas such as healthcare, renewable energy, cloud computing, life sciences, information technology, additive manufacturing, and retail trade.

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