What steps are you going to take in your own role over the next 90 days to transform engineering education?
Question 5
What are some ways to establish studies of service systems within the engineering curricula?
another question
How do you see the role of faculty changing? (if at all)
Question 4
There seems to be a consensus that engineering school curriculum is difficult or slow to change. Do you agree, if so, why do you think that is? If not, what evidence do you have to the contrary?
Question 3
What do you think engineers should study? What skills do they need?
Question 2
What are some implications of the convergence of the physical and digital?
Discussion question 1
The world is becoming instrumented, interconnected and intelligent. What trends do you see in the global workplace that supports this?
Case Studies in Service Innovation: Two day conference June 14th/15th 2010, Manchester, UK
Case Studies in Service Innovation: Two day conference
Monday June 14th and Tuesday June 15th 2010
Hosted by SSMEnetUK and the Centre for Service Research
Manchester Business School, Manchester, England
The aim of this event is to bring together practitioners and researchers to celebrate achievements in Service Innovation. In 2009 the UK witnessed the publication of a number of reports in Service Innovation for example ‘Supporting Innovation in Services’ http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/innovationinservices/index.html from BERR/BIS UK Government Department of Business Innovation and Skills www.berr.gov.uk and ‘Hidden Wealth: The Contribution of Science to Service Sector Innovation’ http://royalsociety.org/Hidden-wealth-The-contribution-of-science-to-service-sector-innovation/ from the Royal Society.
Professor David Rhind, who chaired the Royal Society’s report’s working group, said:
“The service sector generates between half and three quarters of the world’s wealth and accounts for over eighty percent of employment in the UK. Despite this, little research has been done into how innovation, which drives the expansion of the service sector, develops.” July 2009 http://royalsociety.org/Content.aspx?id=8433&terms=hidden+wealth
In this conference we are calling for examples of Service Innovation so that we can share our understanding and experiences to gain insights into how service innovation develops. Contributions will be included in a Case Book and on the SSMEnetUK website www.ssmenetuk.org
We have three keynote speakers of international standing in the field who will discuss what service Innovation means to them and provide examples from their own experience. The keynote speakers are:
- Stephen K.Kwan, PhD, Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business, San Jose State University, California, USA
- George Miller, Client Industry Executive and Global Head of Marketing, BT Global Services, London, England
- Ian Miles, PhD, Professor of Technological Innovation and Social Change, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Manchester Business School, England
We would like all participants in the conference to submit their own case studies or examples of service innovation. Case studies in Service Innovation can include but are not limited to following areas:
- Innovation at the convergence of manufacturing and services
- Consumer led innovation or consumers as part of the innovation process
- Innovative services associated with sustainability and resource efficiency
- Service innovation in the public sector or voluntary sector
- Service innovation in education and government
- Technology led service innovation
- Service innovation that improves productivity and business performance
- Service innovation that improves the quality of life
- Example of small business service innovation
Contributors are asked to submit a two page description of their Service Innovation case using the template provided. The event is sponsored by SSMEnetUK and the Centre for Service Research at Manchester and there will be no registration charge for contributors.
Key dates:
Expression of Interest (indicating that you intend to submit a case): anytime
Submission of the two page case for review:April 16th
Final submission of the case: May 14th
Please see http://www.ssmenetuk.org/netactivity.asp?pid=18 for further details
Welcome to the Blog for the Transforming Engineering Education:
Creating Interdisciplinary Skills for a Complex Global Environment Conference
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This BLOG is associated with the Service Science global blog because the messages about multi-disciplinary education needs are much the same. The focus for service science is to cross all disciplines; while engineering – well – focuses on many kinds of engineering.
Ireland Opening “Innovation Center”
A coincidence for the TEE conference….
Ireland Opening “Innovation Center” In Silicon Valley.
The San Jose Mercury News (3/15, Carey) reports, “Ireland stepped up its already strong relationship with Silicon Valley on Sunday by opening an ‘innovation center’ in downtown San Jose that it hopes will help revive the battered Irish economy.” Ireland is “hoping to grow an indigenous high-tech sector to help with recovery.” To that end, “the center – with a grant from the Irish government – will give Irish entrepreneurs a front-row seat in Silicon Valley, where they can ‘make the right pitch to the right people in the right place at the right time,’ said Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen.” The Mercury News notes, “The Irish Innovation Center will serve as an incubator for as many as 35 Irish startups in green and cleantech, software and other emerging tech areas. It will eventually be linked to a planned $100 million venture fund.”
Shannon Region To Become Green Energy Hub. The Irish Times (3/15, Collins) reports, “The Shannon region is to become home to a ‘green energy hub’ following the signing of an agreement in Silicon Valley yesterday between the University of Limerick (UL), the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Shannon Development and the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG).” The agreement “commits them to creating activities in the region around sustainable energy, in order to support job creation and the creation of green start-up companies.”
Another Irish Times (3/15, O’Brien) article reports, “The main research partners, NUI Galway and UL, plan to combine their research efforts and provide a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the sector. NUI Galway already has courses in energy systems engineering, while the first students at a new energy programme are due to graduate from UL in 2013. The initiative also aims to support the development of wind, wave/tidal, biomass, solar and geothermal generation facilities.”