Webinar Swedish Swiss Chamber of Commerce Co-Creating Breakthroughs

Release: MARCH 10, 2022
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iKNOW-WHO, A CONSULTANT COMPANY FOCUSING ON ‘COLLABORATIVE UNIVERSITY COMPETITIONS’, CO-HOSTS A WEBINAR TOGETHER WITH THE SWEDISH SWISS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON CO-CREATING BREAKTHROUGHS

The 23rd of February 2022, iKNOW-WHO, a unique boutique for Co-Creation and patent-protection of extreme breakthroughs, co-hosts a webinar "Co-Creating Breakthroughs in Response to Global Sustainability Challenges" with the SWEDISH SWISS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

iKNOW-WHO’S method and approach to Co-Creation Networks:

Co-Creation networks are formed to enable simultaneous collaboration among at least three interdependent teams with different complementary expertise, but having a shared goal to solve a challenge that matters to all partners involved. Co-Creation networks embrace inclusion to leverage diversity with focus on transformation of scientific knowledge into commercial breakthroughs that matter for our Planet.

In this webinar, iKNOW-WHO invited executives and managers of sustainability, innovation and R&D to learn from three companies and their experience in pioneering the novel co-creation approach to solve extreme sustainability challenges:

Unilever, The Kraft Heinz Company and BASF.

A link to the recorded webinar is available here: https://lnkd.in/eNZH4SDC

Moderator: Dr. Sigvald Harryson

Speakers (Brief live Q&A through the chat):

HOW AND WHY CO-CREATION IS A WINNING GAME FOR OUR PLANET

Dr. Sigvald Harryson – Founder and CEO of iKNOW-WHO

HOW UNILEVER USES CO-CREATION TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE ICE CREAM

Dr. Wendy van Herpen-Broeksmans – R&D Director Ecosystems at Unilever

HOW THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY USES CO-CREATION TO DELIGHT CUSTOMERS

SUSTAINABLY

Miriam Ueberall – Vice President R&D Global at The Kraft Heinz Company

Linda Roman – Head of Packaging Growth and Technology at The Kraft Heinz Company

Dr. Maxine Roman – Senior Manager, Technology Discovery and Development at The Kraft

Heinz Company

HOW BASF CO-CREATE CHEMISTRY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Prof. Dr. Andreas Künkel – Vice President Head of Polymer Research

Traditionally, many Swedish and Swiss companies have focused on solving innovation challenges mainly through internal resources. While this may have worked in the past, the internal approach no longer works fast enough to solve the significant challenges we are facing in the field of sustainability. The various presentations offered several approaches, creating sparks of inspiration and new ideas.

– Interestingly, the largest companies in the world are the frontrunners in opening up their R&D to the world of academic science in ways we have never seen before.

/ Sigvald Harryson

Dr. Sigvald Harryson founded iKNOW-WHO.com in 1999 and INNOVENTUM.se in 2010. He is a part-time Professor of Disruptive Innovation at HULT Business School in San Francisco. His first PhD was on Japanese R&D Management from St. Gallen University and his second PhD on Breakthrough Innovation from Göteborg University. His most recent book DISRUPTING INNOVATION – describes 20 years of extreme breakthroughs and the iKNOW-WHO Co-Creation method.

ABOUT iKNOW-WHO

Over the past decade, iKNOW-WHO has focused on “Collaborative University Competitions”. By now, 20 innovation challenges have been solved and patent-protected by iKNOW-WHO.com for clients like Porsche, Nestlé, Unilever, The Kraft Heinz Company, BASF, Tetra Pak, Straumann Institute and AkzoNobel.

IKNOW-WHO’s mission is to transform their unique approach on Collaborative Co-Creation into rapidly growing client value.

They’re particularly experienced and keen to solve innovation challenges related to emission-reduction, resource-efficiency and reduction of fossil/rare earth content.

For more information, visit: iknow-who.com.