Designing for Innovation and Learning (DIL)

Our research

The Designing for Innovation and Learning (DIL) research group works within several fields, such as e-health and the industrial domain (like Industry 4.0), with the co-design approach to support digitalisation strategies, i.e. value creation and use of technologies. The aim is to understand how to develop Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for a dynamic learning environment in different domains.  

Focus and problem areas supported:

• Design for all: platform thinking and designing
• Q-helix: collaboration between different sectors (academic, public and non-public and user organisations)
• Systems view: different levels of micro/meso/macro interactions
• Different domains: industry, e-health, e-learning, smart cities
• Continuous learning in data-driven processes producing feedback loops in a collaborative innovation process

The group has the following competencies to offer different partners: 

• Quadruple helix innovation project management
• Co-design for business value creation
• Platform development based on Internet of things (IoT) and Big data for business analytics
• Knowledge about different ICTs to support various domains/areas
• Empowering individuals (patients, employees, professionals etc.) for harnessing the digital transformation process