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By Marcus Holgersson

Over the past two years I have worked on this special issue together with Henry Chesbrough and Marcel Bogers. I am happy and proud to finally see it published. In this issue we have collected a number of really interesting articles. Even though this special issue celebrates the 20 year anniversary since Henry Chesbrough´s seminal book on the topic, it primarily covers important grounds for the next 20 years. It includes how new technologies, including AI, impact open innovation, how to effectively and efficiently organize it, both internally and with external stakeholders, and how to develop and implement strategies for open innovation.

We want to thank all authors (see below) for contributing to this issue. We also want to thank the CMR editorial office, including David Vogel, Kora McClain-Gonzalez, Gundars Strads, and Paul Lee, all the reviewers who helped to greatly develop the articles, as well as all authors of articles that didn’t make it all the way through to publication. (Just as open innovation, a special issue process includes elements of both collaboration and competition.)

Linus Dahlander, Ann-Kristin Zobel, Lukas Falcke, Krithika Randhawa, Wim Vanhaverbeke, Paavo Ritala, Ntorina Antoni, Sharon Dolmans, Christina Giannopapa, Isabelle Reymen, Wan Ri Ho, Nikolai Kazantsev, Torbjørn Netland, Justyna Dąbrowska, PhD, Joona Keränen, PhD, Anne-Laure Mention, Sigvald Harryson, Peter Lorange

Link to special issue: https://cmr.berkeley.edu/browse/issues/67_1/

We are pleased to welcome you to the 12th Scandinavian Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM), hosted by the Department of Technology Management and Economics at Chalmers tekniska högskola on December 4-6. See slides below for a sneak peek of some conference highlights, and follow this link for the full program and to register at a discounted rate before October 31: www.chalmers.se/scaiem2024

Local organizers: Joakim Björkdahl, Henrik Berglund, Anna Bergek, Magnus Persson, Ruth Woie-Svensson, Marcus Holgersson

Keynote speakers: Dennis Nobelius, Eero Eloranta

With contributions from: Siri Jagstedt, Mats Lundqvist, Frida Lind, Anna Yström, Lars Uppvall, Mahmoud A., Johan Frishammar, Anna Uhlin, Karl Palmås, and many others!

ScAIEM board members: Mats Engwall, Christine Ipsen, Gudmundur Valur Oddsson, Tuomas Ahola, Eskil Le Bruyn Goldeng, Arild Aspelund, Mathias Henningsson, Lovisa Annerwall

By Marcus Holgersson

Today, Malin Petrén and I concluded our Innovation Economics course with the third-year Industrial Engineering and Management students at Chalmers tekniska högskola. This course equips students with microeconomic tools and methods to analyze innovation and make strategic decisions, while also touching on fundamental legal considerations in the innovation process.

It’s always a privilege to teach this course—not only because of the fascinating and impactful subject matter but also because of the incredibly talented and engaged students who bring energy and curiosity to each class.

One of the highlights is our biweekly team competition, where students put their newly acquired analytical skills to the test. This year’s winners truly excelled, demonstrating outstanding analytical abilities and teamwork! Congratulations to the winning team—Hanna Blomström, Olivia Hörnström, Emma Knutsson, Ida Näslund, and Filippa Rejneborg—well deserved!

Looking forward to seeing these bright minds apply their skills in the future!