Innovation Pioneers is a social network and learning platform founded by innovation leaders and practitioners from consumer, industrial, service and digital industries, experienced in strategic, tactical and operational management of innovation. We have implemented structured innovation as well as managed successful launches of business critical innovations.
Innovation is essential for business and society. It is a requirement for developing breakthrough services, products and offering. It is the imperative for higher returns, growth and competitiveness. Innovation Pioneers members work with innovation on both a strategic and operational level. They are leaders and visionaries, practitioners and strategists. They aggregate, produce and develop methods, processes, tools and experiences.
Initiated in 2008, the network’s primary annual events include Innovation in Action, the two-day action-oriented Innovation event now in its 10th year, and four single-topic Tank Meetings. The network also produces Innovation in Practice and other learning events as well as joint development projects, including the publication of “Book of Metrics” on measuring innovation.
The Social Network is lead by 17 Initiating companies that are elected to manage and drive the network. Selected individuals from these companies participate in the continuous development of the network, it’s actions and projects. A chairman is elected on a yearly basis. For the first time in 2018 both a new chairman and a vice chairman has been elected. Matias Pakarinen from frog is the new Chairman and Hanna Wennerström from IKEA is the new Vice Chairwomen. Our active participants include active corporations and other organizations. These are in addition to collaborative partners that include Swedish Incubators & Science Parks and Innovationsledarna.
OUR VISION is to build innovation capabilities through joint development and networking between top representatives from the innovation community.
OUR MISSION is to aggregate, produce and develop methodologies, processes, tools and experiences to enable increased innovation capabilities within the represented organizations as well as for society.
OUR GOAL is to spread knowledge, tools and insights around innovation, and thereby contribute to greater effectiveness, better performance and further growth in members’ firms.
Through an expanded network of contacts and joint projects, we share information, experiences, methods and tools, building value for our network companies.