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Kommer digital teknik stöpa om den högre utbildningen?
Digitaliseringen leder i stort sett alltid till sjunkande priser, vertikal desintegrering (sk unbundling), tilltagande konkurrens och ofta till att offentliga monopol (spel, radio, TV, aktiehandel, telefoni) kullkastas. Varför skulle universitetssektorn på sikt utgöra ett undantag? I tidningen Universitetsläraren argumenterar jag att den högre utbildningen kan vara på väg mot ett antal omvälvningar de kommande åren. […]
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Var Skapades Sveriges 100 främsta innovationer?
På uppdrag av Reforminstitutet, Stockholms Innovatörskrets och Svenska Uppfinnareföreningen har jag utrett var Sveriges 100 främsta innovationer skapades. Rapporten kan läsas här. En kort videosammanfattning finns här.
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Everything new starts out as something small…
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”Sänk Skatten för Affärsänglarna”
I fredags skrev jag, Karl Wennberg och Michel Elmoznino Laufer om affärsänglar och deras roll i det svenska innovationssystemet. Artikeln finns här .
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In Swedish: Högutbildade flyr Göteborg
I en artikel i GT skriver jag tillsammans med riksdagskandidaten Aron Modig, och Robert Falck om hur högutbildade lämnar Göteborg. Artikeln finns här.
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3D Printing of Hearing Aids at Widex, Denmark
This Thursday I visited the Danish hearing aid manufacturer Widex to see some of their 3D Printing of shells. Klaus Vaarbroe at Widex has developed Widex’ 3D Printing process over the past 11 years. He was very hospitable, showed me around and explained the different steps: order intake, scanning, modeling, printing, mounting and polishing. He […]
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Consolidation in the security industry?
In an article at Securityinfowatch I argue that technological change has made the video surveillance industry more fragmented and that it is likely to consolidate in the coming years. The article can be found here. Antigua, Guatemala.
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Disruptive Innovation on Swedish Radio
Today I’m featured in a Swedish radio programme concerning disruptive technological change. You can listen to it here.
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3D Printing – why it isn’t (only) a hype
In five years people might accuse me of contributing to a bubble related to 3D Printing (Swedish 3D printer manufacturer Arcam’s stock is already trading at P/E 63, whereas the American firm 3D Systems’ P/E is above 100…). Having spent my first week at the University of Cambridge and the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) researching […]
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What visionary companies do differently
I got an article published at InnovationManagement.se, which discusses what characterizes a truly visionary company. Frequently firms try to predict the future and then adapt to it, but being visionary is more about creating or redefining the future rather than passively adapting to it. The article can be found here.