Meet Astrid Heidemann Lassen
Dr. Astrid Heidemann Lassen is one of the researchers within the Gothenburg Centre on knowledge-intensive innovation ecosystems (U-GOT KIES) and member of the U-GOT KIES Steering committee. Her research focus is organizational innovation capabilities, corporate entrepreneurship, and open innovation among other.
I have passion for understanding the process of developing organizational innovation capabilities based on a balanced approach to exploration and exploitation.
Astrid Heidemann Lassen’s research is focused on open innovation, organizational capabilities for innovation, knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial ventures, corporate entrepreneurship, and digital transformation of industrial companies.
Astrid is Associate Professor in Operations and Innovation Management at the Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Denmark. She is Head of Section in Production and Vice Head of the Department of Materials and Production. Since 2015 she has been Honorary Visiting Professor at the Unit for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the School of Business, Economics and Law, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Astrid is also a research fellow at IMIT foundation.
Astrid has published the results of her research extensively in international journals and books, and she is an experienced speaker on this topic in industrial settings.
Examples of publications
- Technology isn't enough for Industry 4.0: On SMEs and hindrances to digital transformation Hansen, A. K., Lassen, A. H. & Christiansen, L., 3 jan. 2024, (Accepteret/In press): International Journal of Production Research.
- Labour 4.0: developing competences for smart production. Lassen, A. H. & Wæhrens, B. V., 2021: Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing. 14, 4, s. 659-679 21 s.
- Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship in Manufacturing and Creative Industries: Same, Same, but Different Lassen, A. H., McKelvey, M. & Ljungberg, D., 2018, I: Creativity and Innovation Management. 27, 3, s. 284-294 11 s.
Considerations on societal impact
Here is a brief overview on Astrid's considerations on societal impact.
- One of the most important ambitions of academia is to stimulate innovative and untraditional collaborations between university and industry to ensure efficient use of state-of-the-art research for knowledge-intensive breakthrough innovation. One way to do so, is through capturing the potential of industrial digital technologies, collaborative robotics, AI and hyperflexible automation systems, and introducing this knowledge to manufacturing companies. Such knowledge is essential for driving the digital and sustainable transformation of our industries.
