Thursday 27 August 2009

The companies we interview



The figure shows the innovation process which most companies use - depicted in 8 steps. We are looking for companies that involve users in these steps.

The companies we are interviewing regarding an innovation project fulfill 3 criteria: 1) They have involved users in the innovation process 2) The project is completed and a product or service is launced on the market 3) The project can show results such as e.g. sales or improved processes

EPIC

Our team is off to Chicago and EPIC - see you all there!

Tuesday 25 August 2009

Welcome to Innovation with users

Hello to all interested!
We are a team in FORA (Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsens enhed for forskning og analyse) in Denmark who are looking for companies that involve users in the innovation process.

This blog is for all the people we meet and interview - and anyone interested in innovation.

We are starting in Denmark - interviewing all the great companies such as Lego, Danisco and Novo Nordisk. Once we have found all the innovative companies in this country, we will be looking abroad - to the US, the UK and Europe - and what about Japan??

Do you know any companies that have involved users in the innovation process when developing new products or services?? We would love to know!

Next week we will be in Chicago attending EPIC - maybe we will meet you there and you can tell us your company's story!

If you want to know more have a look at: http://www.foranet.dk/Om%20FORA/Medarbejdere/Analytikere/Data/Tanja%20Bisgaard.aspx

Can't wait to hear from you! Lise, Josefine, Casper and Tanja