Author Archives: Tommy Hansson

From Vision to Reality – Innovation Exhibition at Volvo Group

Two weeks ago the team was involved in three-day long exhibition for people within the Volvo Group. The exhibition was coordinated from Group Trucks Technology and the purpose was to share interesting projects and prototypes between the function and units. Different sites all … Continue reading

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Business Innovation in an ever changing world

Earlier this year, September, I got an opportunity to be part of the Pure Insight, Innovation Leader program. It was held at Manchester United’s arena Old Trafford. During their annual member summit I held a presentation about Tech Watch & Business … Continue reading

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Using consumer gadgets Vs Industrial specific equipment

A large part of my latest prototypes have had the same theme. That theme is “using consumer products (smartphones) instead of industrial specific devices”. Smartphones are the most intelligent gadgets we are normally using these days. It give us far more information than the pc. … Continue reading

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Prototyping & Creativity workshops in China & Japan

After two full weeks of travelling and working together with collegues in China and Japan I feel energized! The creativity workshops in Beijing, Shanghai and Ageo together with our collegues generated many, many ideas adopted to the local market needs. I … Continue reading

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Indoor positioning – will it be the next big thing?

Indoor positioning has been around for a couple of years, mainly utilizing Near Field Communication (NFC) like Rfid – both passive and active. This technology has proven to be a good investment for some specific niche processes but not found … Continue reading

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The future of lifestreaming

Vodafone Group’s user experience / concept development group has put together a brief video clip that explores the future of lifestreaming. There are some unique interactive visualizations in the style of Minority Report, exploring concepts such as “the magnetism of data,” “location … Continue reading

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Jam IT – First Innovation Jam session@Volvo IT

Between the 20th and 24th of September we executed our first global Innovation Jam event ever – Jam IT. Colleagues all over the globe participated and collaborated  - connecting both cultures and functions within the Volvo group. To frame the ideation we selected three … Continue reading

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Prototyping the Visual & Social process of the future

How can we create a virtual room in which people meet to discuss, collaborate and express their views on what is needed to drive the business forward? How can we find ways to aggregate data from different connected activities and … Continue reading

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