Designing common(s) ground for open innovation in healthcare
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| Coordinator | Uppsala universitet - Institutionen för informatik och media |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 110 000 |
| Project duration | December 2014 - June 2015 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
Organizational and professional practice in the networked society raises the question of how open innovation could become an explicit strategy for hospitals, rather than a reaction to external pressures. The opportunity lies in how communicative practices enable open innovation in healthcare and then how to design and manage these practices. We argue that a not so common, but indeed sensitive to commons approach is needed developing solutions requires collaboration (http://goo.gl/VsR9yd).
Results and expected effects
To better understand practices for designing communication for open innovation in healthcare the project sought to: 1. Engage practitioners and organizations about the practical issues of open innovation strategy in healthcare. 2. Develop theory and method for the design of communication practice for open innovation. 3. Formulate a research agenda for open innovation design practice. 4. Generate a network of international experts focused on the development of design thinking for open innovation in healthcare.
Approach and implementation
The following activities were conducted: 1. Conducted a practitioner workshop exploring the complexities and opportunities for open healthcare in the networked society. 2. Initiated a case study about open surgery scheduling. 3. Organized a PhD course on ´Sociomaterial Practice in the Age of Open.´ 4. Conducted preliminary survey of Hospital Innovation Centers. 5. Developed a concept paper. 6. Submitted a successful application for PhD funding (mit.uu.se). 7. Developed agenda for investigating open organizational strategy. 8. Consulted international experts on innovation.