In today’s innovation space, the goal is to design meaningful products, not just more capable ones. It is vital to critically evaluate innovation projects to ensure that they are on the right track.

Read the 2021 "Year in Review" Annual Report to learn about the House of Innovation’s research, education, and outreach activities and achievements.

Earmarked projects receive lower peer-review scores than non-earmarked projects, but do not consistently underperform in terms of tangible outputs like patents and publications. This, according to new research from the Stockholm School of Economics, the WHO Otto Beisheim School of Management, and the University of Groningen.

On Monday the 14th of March, Erling Persson Visiting Professor Olav Sorenson will begin a three week visit of to the House of Innovation and the House of Finance.

Companies like Budbee, Voi Technology and Klarna are success stories that got their start at the Stockholm School of Economics’ prestigious venture incubator SSE Business Lab. Nine new companies have now been admitted to the incubator and hope to follow in the same footsteps.

In Fall 2022, the House of Innovation will welcome five new Tenure Track Assistant Professors in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Operations and Supply Chain Management.

The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) invites applications for a new endowed Professorship in Innovation Management/Innovation Studies, to be filled at the full professor or (tenured) associate professor level. The position is at the SSE House of Innovation and its Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology.

Last year, the Stockholm School of Economics and their venture incubator SSE Business Lab launched Ideate, a new entrepreneurship initiative meant to get more students to start companies. Now the program reaches new levels, as the Stockholm School of Economics and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology join forces, making it possible for students from both of these prestigious schools to participate and start businesses together.

House of Innovation Professor Roberto Verganti has, together with co-authors Luca Vendraminelli and Marco Iansiti of Harvard, been awarded the 2020 Best paper Award by the Journal of Product Innovation Management.

On Friday, October 15, 2021, in connection with the Ministerial meetings of the Swedish-Russian Steering Committee, the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), the Russian Trade representation and Östkontoret hosted a high-level event on Circular Economy and Innovation. The discussion was introduced by Swedish Minister Anna Hallberg and Russian Minister Denis Manturov who then engaged in a panel discussion with distinguished representatives from leading Swedish and Russian companies.