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Innovation In Action 2011
Since this year, Volvo IT has become a partner of Innovation Pioneers, a network founded in 2008 by innovation practitioners from various industries. Some colleagues from Volvo IT (Peter Fransson, Lars Bogren (TWBI), Robert Valton (AD PM, TravelHack participant) and … Continue reading
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. For … Continue reading
IT at Volvo Ocean Race
Volvo IT is the official supplier of an IT platform to the Volvo Ocean Race that will start in little more than a month from now.
Read about what they are doing all around the globe!
Here follows their own statement:
Follow the … Continue reading
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JAM IT – Volvo IT global innovation jam
Following up on last succesful JAM where our employees generated 274 really good ideas, we decided to start our 2011 global innovation jam, “JAM IT” this week.
All employees around the world (35 sites) are invited to collaborate together virtually to generate new … Continue reading
Will knowledge be useless in the future?
Just to answer the question in the title immediately. Of course not!
The concept of knowledge will not change but what we regard as useful knowledge will change as it always have changed. Our forefathers had knowledge of things that we … Continue reading
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Instructions in your pocket
One of the most rewarding aspects of my job is when I get to try new technology together with users in the Volvo Group business. The chance to really get to know a part of our business and at the … Continue reading
For how long will native Apps be hot?
In the “Internet world” trends, standards and technologies tend to be obsolete much faster than ever. One of the things that are on the agenda now is Apps and App libraries such as Apple’s App Store for instance. The typical scenario … Continue reading
Volvo Group TechShow 2011
Last week, our team, TechWatch & Business Innovation, participated in the Volvo Group TechShow, a great full week event, aiming for demonstrating new innovative concepts and solutions that have not yet reached the market. Over 100+ exhibitors, visitors from all Volvo Group BA/BU’s, … Continue reading
Internet of Things
The April issue of Technology Outlook is about this subject. You can read it here. Following are some more comments about it.
As sensors of all kinds will be cheaper and smaller we will be surrounded by them. I am talking about … Continue reading
Small or large, do we need to choose?
I’m one of those people that was absolutely amazed by the iPad. The screen size and what you could achieve with that large touch interface was really fascinating. However, I now carry 3 devices in my bag rather than one! Yeah, I … Continue reading