Transforming hospital logistics- an interactive, cross-innovation ”fairytale”Lars Horsholt Jensen

Cluster Lab: Cross innovation

4 September 2013

Transforming hospital logistics- an interactive,

cross-innovation ”fairytale”

Cluster Lab 8: Cross-innovationTCI 2013, Designing the Future

Lars Horsholt JensenConsultant, City of AalborgBusiness development, clusters & networks

Me, clusters and networks

• Lars Horsholt Jensen, Commercial Consultant, City of Aalborg– Master in Public Administration, 2003– Developing and managing international projects for 5 years– BrainsBusiness – ICT North DK - Cluster Manager for 5 years

Developing clusters, networks & innovation partnerships for 10 years

What is cross-innovation?

…collaborative and user-driven innovation that happens across sectoral, organisational, technological and geographic boundaries…

Showcasing innovation opportunity

Danish Hospital Investment38 projects - 10-15 yearsInvestment: DKK 42.7 billion

“…building for a future which is as yet unknown…”

“…supported by technology and innovative solutions that have not yet been discovered…”

“…automation of work processes in order to free up resources for treatment and care…”

Cluster core potentials

Strong existing subcommunity on intelligent logistics• Warehouse management systems• Tracking• Automation• Controls • Robotics Markets in e.g.• Manufacturing industry• Airports• Storage and distribution

How would you proceed?

Strategic roadmapping

• 8 companies• 5 workshop

iterations • Visible, tangible

products in every iteration

Where are we?

On the way?

Where to go?

Why

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Drivers and demands

Products & projects,

Solutions and technology

Time

The sparks are flying…

• Small ICT company – delivering software solutions for industrial logistics

• Under 10 employees Partnering with..• Larger automation and robotics company• +200 employeesOn…• Potentially unique idea combining and applying existing technology

in a entirely new way.• No track record or references• Limited funds for development • Huge scale projects

Main components

How would you proceed?

The role of the facilitator

• Opening the doors

• Paving the way

• Keeping the pace

• Getting out alive

Solution

• System gates every 25 m

• No central storage

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Results

• The solution is regarded as ”a very promising example of innovation and new thinking in hospital logistics…” by the expert group on transport technologies

• Largest single grant for an innovation project under the danish market development fund

• Created a multipartner consortium including all major new hospital projects in DK

• The new university hospital in Odense has drawn the solution into the blueprints

Now what to do?

Perspectives on cross-innovation

• Adapt to the changing role of the cluster facilitator

• Long-term perspective

• Potential to completely transform a small SME

• Potential to transform hospital logistics