The Greek drama This month Europe´s Greek tragedy seems to have entered its final act, with potentially fateful consequences for the global economy. There seems to be only two options left. Either a Greek exit from the Eurozone, which otherwise remains intact, or a Greek exit that triggers a complete collapse of the European Monetary… Continue reading Current and Future Winning Places in Europe
Category: Science park
Quad Helix in practice in Grythyttan
Introduction In a previous post on this blog, Jörgen Eriksson and I introduced the Quad Helix model. It is a conceptual model which we have developed in Bearing to explain successful cooperation of government, academia, business and the civil sector for place management and place development, and also introducing the importance of “talents”. In our… Continue reading Quad Helix in practice in Grythyttan
Five design Elements for Successful Development of Science Parks
At the moment, May 2012, there are 388 science parks in the world. Almost all of them have been established during the recent 30 years. Clearly, science parks are an important component in the development of the knowledge economy and thereby sustainable economic growth. Based on our general experience from many innovation system projects we… Continue reading Five design Elements for Successful Development of Science Parks
Third Generation (3G) Innovation Environment
Bearing has gained vast experience from projects world-wide within the area of open innovation environments. The reward for us in this arena is that we are able to contribute to sustainable growth and globalization of both regions, corporations and SMEs. By practicing our well-proven Open Innovation Framework Methodology we help our clients increase their efficiency… Continue reading Third Generation (3G) Innovation Environment
Conference on Place Excellence in Izmir
On On Thursday 5 April, Bearing participated in a conference on place excellence in Izmir in Turkey. The conference was arranged by Muhterem İlgüner who collaborates with Bearing in the local market, through his company Brandassist, and the Izmir Chamber of Commerce. The speakers at the conference were Muhterem İlgüner, Christer Asplund and Jörgen Eriksson… Continue reading Conference on Place Excellence in Izmir
Executive training in Place Management for SISP
March 21-22, Bearing has given an executive training course in place management for the Swedish incubators and science parks organization. The venue was Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg. The executive training was attended by the science parks in western Sweden and focused on the importance of place management. During the two-day session, we have had… Continue reading Executive training in Place Management for SISP