PROGRAM (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
SUNDAY MAY 13 Arrival and welcome
MONDAY MAY 14 o Introduction to the course, major themes and assignments
o The international context – semi-globalization and game-park capitalism Welcome Dinner
TUESDAY MAY 15 o The national context for creating the new: Sweden - a small open economy
o Swedish industrial history and multinational companies o The innovation climate and performance
o Culture and immigration as an asset or a liability Guided tour of Stockholm and Study visit
WEDNESDAY MAY 16 o Entrepreneurship and creative destruction
o Sustainable competitive advantage and multisided platforms
o Change management
o Novelty creation – success bias, the odds, and implictions When innovation fails: visit to the Vasa museum
THURSDAY MAY 17 o Creating the new in practice: Innovation and business models in Swedish startups, unicorns, and multinational companies
o Study visits
FRIDAY MAY 18 o Creating the new in practice: Innovation and business models in Swedish startups, unicorns, and multinational companies
o Study visits
SATURDAY MAY 19 Excursion
SUNDAY MAY 20
MONDAY MAY 21 o Innovation in the financial sector
o Creating the new in primary accounts, payments, capital markets, investment management and insurance
o Study visits
TUESDAY MAY 22 o Sustainability and creating the new
o Sustainability as a driver of innovation, and sustainable innovations o Study visits
WEDNESDAY MAY 23 o Summary and reflection: Key learnings, outstanding questions, and new ideas
o Panel discussion and Q&A session
o Preparation for group project presentation; supportive workshop
THURSDAY MAY 24 Presentations of group projects and concluding discussion Evening: Farewell Dinner
FRIDAY JUNE 1 Deadline for handing in group assignment paper
