
Aalto Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research’s Workshop (CKIR Workshop)**
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The Aalto Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research’s Workshop (CKIR Workshop) is an academic workshop series organized by the Aalto University Business School’s Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research (CKIR). Originally, the workshop series was branded as Workshop on New Forms of Global Firms and Innovations.
CKIR was formerly part of the Helsinki School of Economics, predecessor of the Aalto University Business School.
Conference History:
14th CKIR Workshop 2018, December 12, 2018, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: The Future of the hyper-connected world
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Presentations:
The future of business and policy interaction in Finland
Transforming data-driven societal paradigm in policy making
Digital future –the Nordic model
Megatrends and building futures
Disruptions in societal engagement
Digital Future in Helsinki
Cities as platforms for experimenting societal change
The future of public engagement and citizen expectations
Identity, agency and active citizenship for the future generations
Discussion and reflection
13th CKIR Workshop 2016, August 24, 2016, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Beyond Digitalization – Building Value on Cognition and Insight
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Workshop program n.a.
Presentations:
Startup Sauna
Revisiting Heterarchies: Now More than Ever?
The Rise of the Platform Economy
How much ICT is there in digitalization?
Open innovation and opportunities in Single Digital Market
Challenge: Why Smart & Clean Helsinki Metropolitan
From digital hangover towards value networks: A business digitalization update and perspective
PLATONICS: automated. simplified. redesigned
In digital start-ups, the problem is the opportunity!
12th CKIR Workshop 2015, August 20, 2015, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Navigating in the waves of digital transformations
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Workshop program n.a.
11th CKIR Workshop 2014, August 20-21, 2014, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Research Challenge of Business, Economic and Social Renewal (15 Years Celebration Workshop)
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Presentations:
Role of business sciences in societal transformation
How to Unleash the Knowledge Potential of a Nation?
Societal Transformation through Addressing the Wicked Problems
Governance Challenge of Complexity
How to Facilitate Industrial Renewal?
Increased Prosperity Using the Gift of Complementary Problems
Open Innovation 2.0 and the European Innovation System
The black swan startup: understanding successful entrepreneurship in unsuspected places
Panels:
The challenge of firms and society
The challenges of firms and business models
Cities for solving societal challenges
Human, social and institutional impact of technology
Research methodologies for experimentation and transformation in social, management and organizational studies
10th CKIR Workshop 2011, August 25–26, 2011, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Societal Transformation – Instruments for Renewal in Europe
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Workshop program n.a.
9th CKIR Workshop 2010, August 26-28, 2010, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Innovating for Transformation – Renewal through Collective Entrepreneurial Action
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Workshop program n.a.
Daily Themes:
Innovating for Transformation! Relational and structural dynamism of creative innovation net-works
Transformation through Entrepreneurial Action: Call for new type of collaborative mechanisms
Going Forward: Elaborative breakout sessions
8th CKIR Workshop 2009, August 26-28, 2009, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Leadership and Governance Innovation
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Workshop program n.a.
7th CKIR Workshop 2008, August 27-29, 2008, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: How Do Firms, Societies and People Co-Innovate for New Values and Wealth Creation: The Challenge of Theory and Practice
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Workshop program n.a.
6th CKIR Workshop 2007, August 20-22, 2007, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Open Innovation and Renewal
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Workshop program n.a.
5th CKIR Workshop 2006, August 29-30, 2006, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: The Challenge of Open Innovation to Firms, regions and Public Agencies: The Changing Nature of Service and Business Development, Work and Technology
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Workshop program n.a.
4th CKIR Workshop 2005, August 18-19, 2005, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Local Knowledge Creation for Global Competitiveness: The Challenges of Innovation to Firms, Regions, Work and Technology
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Workshop program n.a.
3rd CKIR Workshop 2004, August 11-13, 2004, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Global Innovation and Local Knowledge Creation: The Management Challenges
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Presentations:
A Knowledge-Based Theory of the Firm: Toward a New Paradigm
Leadership Capacity Building by Presencing Emerging Futures: The CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Challenge
Learning by Playing: Bridging the Knowing-Doing Gap in Urban Communities
Collective Learning, Structural Change and Systemic Competitiveness. Understanding Social Innovation Processes
Public Sector Innovation Process: Wimax Case
Regional Knowledge Creation: A Case of Kurokawa Hot Spring
Leading Networked Industries: The Symbian Case
From Leadership to Management: Mobilizing Knowledge for Innovation
Strategic Agility as an Enabler for Global Competitiveness
Role of Creative Places and Environments in Developing New Working Landscape – Perspectives from IST Research
A City Perspective on Innovation: Telecities to Intelcities
Public-Private Partnership in Building Common Services
Learning Cities – Learning Communities: Interoperability and Open Computing for Innovation
Intelcities -Intelligent Cities
Digital Demand – Living Lab MIT/UIAH
Services from Innovation to Business
Living Labs / City Testbed Bremen:Mobile City Bremen
Living Labs – The TNO Approach
Panel Discussions:
Management and Governance Challenges in Global Innovation and Local Knowledge Creation
Living Labs – Experimentative Platforms for New Technology and Service Creation
(CANCELLED)
3rd Workshop on New Forms of Global Firms and Innovations 2003, August 21-23, 2003, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
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Workshop program TBD (CANCELLED!?)
Co-located Conferences:
Symposium on Global Competitiveness through Creativity and Innovation, Aug 21
OPENING:
Setting the Scene: Current Questions on Global Competitiveness through Creativity and Innovation
Knowledge-based Theory of the Firm in Global EconomyDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES OF GLOBAL AND REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY:
Globalization and New Consumption and Production Patterns: The Johannesburg Agenda for Global Firms
Regional Development Policies in Global Knowledge Economy – Co-evolution of Global Firms and Local Environments
How to Create an Innovative Metropolitan Region with Global Reach? Example of Helsinki as an Innovative Metropolitan RegionHOW DO FIRMS INNOVATE LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY?:
Market Creation through Innovation: Global Digital Convergence
Innovation Process
What Becomes Difficult When Local Innovations Become Global?
Global Knowledge and Innovation NetworksEVIDENCE OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL INNOVATIONS:
Innovations through Vision- and Value-driven Experimentation
From Local to Global Innovation? – Case of Canon
The Blind Spot of Leadership: How to sense and actualize emerging futures – Leadership case from Aventis
2nd Workshop on New Forms of Global Firms and Innovations 2002, 22-24 August 2002, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Knowledge Based Innovative Organizations and Their Management
Note: Invitation-only workshop
Workshop program n.a.
Presentations:
Three Strategies to Enable Knowledge-based Organizations
A Firm as a Dialectic Being – Knowledge Creation Through Synthesizing Capability
Case Studies:
Kone
Aventis
Polar Electro
Nokia
Honda
CONCLUDING DISCUSSIONS: New Forms of Global Firms and Innovations – Tentative Perspectives
State-of-art in theory building of global knowledge economy
Local and global integration from the technology management point of view
Construction of dialogical forms and processes through dialogical fields
Interaction with knowledge assets and capital – an institutional view
How to tackle the issue of dynamism of a global firm from structural and processual point of view
State-of-art in theory building of extended enterprises in global knowledge economy
How knowledge creation challenges the assumptions and methodology for the knowledge-based theory building of a firm
Proposal for a Book on Global Firm as an Extended Enterprise within Global Knowledge Economy
Global Doctoral Program on Knowledge and Innovation
Conference 2003 on Global Firm and Innovations
1st Workshop on New Forms of Global Firms and Innovations 2001, August 13-15, 2001, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Theme: Meeting of the Scientific Organizing Committee for a Workshop 2002 and Conference 2003 on New Forms of Global Firms and Innovations
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Presentations:
What is Our Goal and How Do We Work?
Knowledge-Based Theory of the Global Firm: Assumptions, Challenges, Issues to Be Solved
Global Strategies and Structures for Innovations and Technology: Knowledge-Based View to the Innovation Efficiency of a Global Firm
Round Table Discussions:
Knowledge, Global Firm and Emerging Patterns of Global Innovations
ELABORATION ON NEW EMERGING PATTERNS, TENDENCIES, CONCEPTS AND KEY ISSUES:
Presentations:
Nokia’s experiences, challenges and learnings from globalisation
Panels:
Knowledge-Base Growth of a Global Firm?
New Strategies, Structures and Processes for Global Innovation?
Contextual Issues and a Global Firm: What are the emerging patterns, tendencies and concepts of globalisation?
Workshop on Proposal for the Conference on New Forms of Global Firms and Innovations, in Helsinki, August, 2002
The key concepts, topics and research questions of the Call for Papers Conference in Helsinki, 2003