Idea Mining An innovative tool for interaction between science and business __________________________ Anna-Maija KasanenDr. Sabine Glöggler Innovation Office University of Münster

German-Dutch University Days 23/05/ Index of Contents 1)What Idea Mining is about 2)Procedure 3)Benefits 4)Effect and Added Value 5)Experience Report 6)Status Quo 7)European Cooperation 8)Outlook

German-Dutch University Days 23/05/ Idea Mining is... small interdiscipline groups of students, professors and employees of the company (max. 12 persons) participating short (5-6 hours) Think Tanks in companies with the object to develop new ideas and solutions by means of various creativity techniques for the company The subject is determined by the company The Think Tanks are paid by the company Idea Mining is prepared, implemented and postprocessed by the Innovation Office The participants obtain a certificate

German-Dutch University Days 23/05/ Procedure of Idea Mining (1)Introduction: Idea Mining (Innovation Office), company (CEO), participants (2)Creative component: approaching the problem from different views on the basis of various creativity methods, team working etc. (3)Structuring of the originated ideas; compilation of an action plan. Awarding of certificates for the participants.

German-Dutch University Days 23/05/ Benefits For the company: -External view to internal problems -Access to the know- how of five universities -Access to top students For the university: - Practical application of theoretical know-how - Access to job market - Research projects

German-Dutch University Days 23/05/ Effect and Added Value

German-Dutch University Days 23/05/ Experience Report 10 implemented Think Tanks Heterogeneous purchaser  companies, cities, university („inhouse think tanks“), etc. Major demand among students („soft skills“) The method in most cases new for companies, but the results surprise and convince (high demand for follow-up meetings) The most important components of Idea Mining are the composition of the team, the definition of the problem and the communication with the company

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German-Dutch University Days 23/05/ Status quo Leading project of the Westphalian Foundation EU best-practice project of the Dutch Urban Expert Centre/ Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Den Haag ALFA-UNIEMRENDE network, Santiago de Compostela ALFA-KICK START network, Salamanca Benchmarking in the EIMI network (European Idea Mining for Innovation), Münster Part of the POWeR network (Patentoffensive Westfalen/Ruhr universities Bielefeld, Dortmund, Münster and Paderborn), Dortmund

German-Dutch University Days 23/05/ European Cooperation Intensive communication and exchange of experiences with 12 European universities in the context of the EIMI-network (European Idea Mining for Innovation) and 3 universities in the context of the ALFA- UNIEMRENDE-network –Aalborg University, Denmark –University of Bielefeld, Germany –University of Compiégne, France –University of Dortmund, Germany –University of Groningen, The Netherlands –University of Jyväskylä, Finland –University of Münster, Germany –University of Oulu, Finland –University of Paderborn, Germany –University of Salamanca, Spain –University of Tartu, Estonia –University of Warsaw, Poland –Universidade do Minho, Portugal –TU Ilmenau, Germany –University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

German-Dutch University Days 23/05/ Outlook Integral part of the „General Studies“ Bookable service of the university for companies Close cooperation and exchange of experiences in European and other international networks Training of the international partners (Brasilia, Venezuela, Russia) since February 2005 Part of the Centre for Graduate Studies (in planning), University of Münster

Thank you for your attention! Anna-Maija Kasanen Dr. Sabine Glöggler

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