workshop

BTH PDRL at the DESIGN’20 online conference

The pandemic situation put an effective hold on the physical venue in Dubrovnik where the 16th International DESIGN conference was planned before the summer. Now the biannual DESIGN event organised by the Design Society were forced into an online version instead. Being a main forum to exchange experiences and lessons...

Radical Innovation Workshop; Applied healthcare and wearables

Globally, healthcare is under great pressure as the population increases; we live longer. In 2020 there will be more than 7.6 billion people. If the trend continues, a large percentage have problems with health. More than 30 percent of the world population are exercising too little, 20 percent are overweight...

Unga “makers” när Språkskolan var på besök…

Teknikintresse och intresse för att skapa dina lösningar på problem hellre än att gnälla över dåliga produkter är något som sätts bäst i tidiga åldrar. Forskningslabbet hade i dag besök av Språkskolans årskurs 3 (10-åringar) där ca 30 hungriga kids skulle få känna på “maker culture”.

LittleBits school workshop

During a day, 9th grade kids were invited for an innovation workshop. Exploring efficiency (through assembling a torch faster and faster), planning, and innovation was the task at hand. Using littleBits, Lego Mindstorms, 3D printing and lowtech workshop material we explored the process of needfinding, ideation, and prototyping of solutions....

Kids as innovators

Kids as innovators

In a directed effort towards younger kids to get them interested in technology and innovation, Tobias Larsson hosted a class of 10 year olds during a day of creativity and innovation. By using a concept; “Innovation toolbox for kids” he hosted the team of 30 through drills that improve efficiency...