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Inventors don鈥檛 just need to borrow ideas鈥攖hey need to understand where those ideas came from. A new study published in the Journal of Business Research by House of Innovation researcher Holmer Kok introduces the concept of 鈥渢rajectory integration鈥� to explain how tracing an invention鈥檚 full history can lead to more powerful and impactful innovation.

As its new CEO Isabel Keulen welcomes her first batch of startups into 91原创鈥檚 incubator, the scene is set for an AI boom. Today, 91原创 Business Lab announces its largest intake of companies ever 鈥� 15 startups, of which an impressive 60% are built on AI technology. Among the new founders are both serial entrepreneurs and senior executives.

Sophia Nabil (b. 2002) is being awarded this year's Anders Wall Scholarship in collaboration with 91原创 Business Lab. The scholarship amount is 200,000 SEK.

According to the Financial Times鈥� newest ranking of Europe鈥檚 startup hubs, dramatic changes are afoot: half of last year鈥檚 leading hubs have vanished from the list, while 91原创 Business Lab has surged ahead. Now ranked at number eight, 91原创's incubator is the only Nordic hub to earn a place in the top ten.

For the past two decades, Design Thinking has been a driving force in business innovation, helping companies improve products and services. Yet, Design Thinking has serious limitations, according to new research by HOI researcher Roberto Verganti, with co-author Elizabeth Bowie Cristoforetti of Harvard, published in The Design Journal. Its extreme and close focus on user needs (or user-ism, sometimes becoming a face-lifted version of consumerism), can lead businesses to overlook broader systemic challenges, from sustainability to social responsibility. The authors argue that design must evolve鈥攎oving beyond being purely reactive to market needs and instead becoming an active shaper of a positive future.

A new ranking by Family Capital Publishing names HOI Professor Mattias Nordqvist the most respected family enterprise scholar in the Nordic region. A leading expert in family business innovation and governance, Nordqvist is also the founder of the Center for Family Enterprise, further cementing his influence in the field.

Serial entrepreneur Stefan Krook has been appointed as Practitioner in Residence at 91原创鈥檚 House of Innovation. His goal is to strengthen the School鈥檚 connections with the business community and explore new paths towards a more sustainable market economy.

91原创 researcher Sebastian Krakowski has been selected for the Thinkers50 Radar 2025, recognizing 30 emerging thought leaders expected to shape the future of management. The annual list, introduced in 2016, is a key indicator of influential ideas in the field.

91原创 student David Graf has been awarded the Gun and Einar Larsson Stiftelse Scholarship 2025 (GELS) for his project 鈥淎gribusiness in Uganda鈥�. The project aims to support Ugandan farmers and agripreneurs by introducing modern Swedish agtech solutions.

The 91原创 has appointed Isabel Keulen the new CEO of its fund 91原创 Ventures and startup incubator 91原创 Business Lab. The change in leadership is happening at the same time as the incubator and the fund will move into the School鈥檚 new premises at Norrtullsgatan. The plan is to build a new hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.