Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 40 credits / 60 HE credits
Background: Science Park Jönköping was created to encourage new ideas and help start-ups by offering a wide range of services. These services, which include training, coaching, networking, and financial help, are all meant to make the process of creativity easier for companies. The park has been very important in encouraging people to become businesses and driving economic growth in the area by making it a place where people can be creative, work together, and always try to do better.
Research Problem: Even though it is known that science parks are good for encouraging people to start their own businesses, not much is known about how their structured innovation processes help startups be more innovative, especially when it comes to new types of startups like social technology ones.
Purpose: The goal of this study is to look into how Science Park Jönköping uses its innovation processes to help and encourage the growth of startups, especially those that focus on social technology.
Research Question: How is Design Innovation applied within Science Park in Jönköping to foster innovation in social technology startups?
Method: This study uses an embedded case study method in Science Park Jönköping and gets qualitative data from interviews with both startup teams and Science Park staff. The goal is to get a deep understanding of how innovation support works and how well it works.
Conclusion: The study concludes that organized innovation methods used in Science Park Jönköping are very helpful for helping startups on their way to innovation. This method encourages creativity and helps startups meet the needs of the market, which eventually leads to their great growth and development.
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Incubators, Science Park, Startups, Innovation Process, Design Thinking, The Five Disciplines of Innovation, Offered support mechanism