Klas Palm

Short presentation

I am an Associate Professor in Engineering Physics with a specialization in Industrial Engineering. My research focuses on systems thinking and collaboration processes for sustainable development. I work with innovation management, design thinking, systems theory, and change management. I lead the research group LEAPFROG – Innovation Management for Societal Transition, as well as the research program Socio-Technical Goal Conflicts within the UUniCORN research initiative.

Keywords

  • innovation
  • organisational ambidexterity
  • sustainable development
  • design thinking
  • implementation research
  • transformation management
  • systems theory
  • socio technological systems

Biography

My research focus is on exploring innovation space in service organizations. I am involved in several Formas and Vinnova-funded research projects within public administrations. My background is as an organizational and communication consultant, and I have worked with global sustainability issues for over 20 years. I have a foundational education in Social Psychology from Uppsala University.

Research

My research focuses on increasing knowledge about how we can drive co-create new solutions. Many of the research projects I lead have the overarching goal of contributing to sustainable societies and are clearly linked to the fulfillment of one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals within Agenda 2030.

Media

Here are some examples of my media contributions about innovation snd societal development. (In Swedish.)

Innovationsledning inom omsorg, hälso och sjukvård

En liten praktisk HANDBOK om sex verktyg i förändringsverktygslådan.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LZ30eqmVOA0W_WEZoublGdtz2Pei0kwT/view?usp=sharing

Förbättra vs. Innovera

Ett KAPITEL i forskningsantologin; Innovation och Stadsutveckling. Kapitlet handlar om skillnaden mellan att arbeta med föräbättringsarbete och innovation.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvxyKvWMLpeyblELBX7N9bnjSGYP3qxR/view?usp=sharing

Om Innovationsledning i kommun och region

En FILM där jag beskriver underlättande faktorer för innovationsledning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYKe6LlJyzQ&t=2s&pp=ygUJa2xhcyBwYWxt

Heja Innovation!

En HEMSIDA om Innovation i offentlig förvaltning.

https://hejainnovation.se/om-heja/

Forskning och Innovation, samverkanspodden

En PODD om att digitalisering och samverkan går hand i hand.

https://samverkanspodden.podbean.com/e/digitalisering-och-samverkan-gar-hand-i-hand/

En film om juste energiomställning.

https://youtu.be/VBo19accx08?si=fKHfcBiWUeBrwDgb

Klas Palm

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