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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.

Governments spend billions on procurement, but can these contracts be a tool to drive innovation? A new study co-authored by Giancarlo Spagnolo, professor at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), explores the effectiveness of Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI). Forthcoming in the International Journal of Industrial Organization, the study finds that while PPI can foster innovation鈥攅specially for small and young firms鈥攎ajor challenges remain in policy design and implementation.

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.

The rise of generative AI (GenAI) is challenging the idea that AI is only useful for automation and efficiency and suggests it鈥檚 time to rethink human-AI collaboration. A new research article by HOI researcher Sebastian Krakowski recently published in Information & Organization, argues that GenAI can enhance creativity, democratize AI access, and fundamentally change the way organizations function.

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.

In a globalized world, competition between medicine approval agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Europe鈥檚 European Medicines Agency (EMA) significantly impacts the development and availability of innovative drugs. A new study by HOI researcher Stefan Haefliger published in Drug Discovery Today suggests that Europe must modernize its regulatory processes to become the destination of choice for groundbreaking medical innovation.

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.

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.