Presentation of the GRACE-Generating Research projects through interaction between ACademia and Enterprises Erasmus multilateral project, Lifelong learning Programme. www.grace-project.eu

1. Generating Research projects through
interaction between ACademia and
Enterprises
Claudio Delrio
Suor Orsola Benincasa University
DEVICE Kick-off meeting
Reggio Emilia, 28/02/2012

2. Starting point for the GRACE project
• Great variability of practices and policy initiatives
• While most existing research focuses on the effects of
university-industry links on innovation-specific variables,
such as patents or firm innovativeness, the organisational
dynamics of these relationships remain under-researched
• The overall aim of GRACE - Generating Research projects
through interaction between ACademia and Enterprises is
fostering Multistakeholders co-generation of research
projects combining various techniques and approaches
such as goal setting creativity techniques, diversity
management, cross-sectoral and cross-cultural
negotiation, in an open innovation perspective.
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3. Objectives
• to investigate the state of the art of actors, projects and
research on universities/industries cooperation and
methodologies and innovative practices supporting the
multi-stakeholders generation of research projects
• To increase the awareness and capacity of enterprises,
Universities, research intermediaries, user representatives
and other stakeholders about the need of promoting
creative co-generation of research projects
• To develop an approach for improving the research project
generation process involving the afore-mentioned
stakeholders
• To test and validate the proposed approach in real life
contexts and explore its transferability potential
• Create a platform for dialogue for all those aiming at
promoting dialogue between universities and industries
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4. Expected results
• Report and Mapping of innovative and good
practices
• methodology aimed at supporting
Multistakeholders generation of research projects
• Story board of pilot experiences
• Report on the implementation and evaluation of
pilot experiences
• Training handbook on research projects co-
generation management for research facilitators
into industries and intermediaries with Universities
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5. GRACE webspaces
www.grace-project.eu
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6. Metodology
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7. The research and policy context
Europe 2020
Flagship Initiative
Innovation Union
Academia&industry
partnerships for
innovation
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8. European Design Innovation Initiative
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/design-
creativity/index_en.htm#h2-1
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9. Relevant initiatives
http://europa.eu/ey2012/
Creating Knowledge through Design & Conceptual Innovation
The project aims to transform teaching in higher education, and
to develop respective pedagogical models of "design as inquiry".
In order to gain acceptance in academia the model of "design as
inquiry" is grounded epistemologically and methodologically.
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