Resilience and Innovative Business and Society

Strengthen the competitiveness of companies and society.

Ability to change helps companies and society to understand changes and adapt to the demands of technology and sustainable development. We develop solutions that strengthen anticipation and accelerate adaptation. In the study, we focus on analysing the current situation, setting goals and designing functional solutions together with those affected by the change. 

Future Capacity for Change is divided into four research groups: 

1. Individuals, organisations and innovation networks as drivers of change 

2. Digitalisation for sustainable development and circular economy solutions 

3. Just green transition solutions in rural areas 

4. New technological solutions in home-based health and social services 

In a changing operating environment, organisations and individuals must be able to renew and adapt to remain competitive. Our research supports this goal by developing innovation, change and renewal capabilities and by promoting networking both regionally and internationally. We support organisations in building sustainable structures and operating culture that enable change and continuous development through co-creation and research-based innovation. 

Digitalisation offers significant opportunities for promoting sustainable development and the circular economy. In our research, we focus on supporting companies in utilizing digitalization, optimizing material flows, and developing regenerative business models. We develop solutions that help companies respond to changes in legislation and improve their sustainability communication and enable more efficient use of resources in a circular economy. 

The green transition requires society to be able to change and find fair solutions. We will study how the resilience of livelihoods and rural communities that utilise natural resources can be strengthened and how the benefits and challenges of the green transition can be shared fairly. We focus on local solutions that support climate change adaptation, regional vitality and participatory decision-making. 

In the development of services for the elderly, we focus on customer-oriented and digital services delivered to the home. Our research promotes the participation of older people and other stakeholders in the development of services and supports the introduction of new technological solutions. Our goal is to build a centre of excellence that strengthens the competence of operators and promotes the wider use of digital health and social services regionally, nationally and internationallyottoa. Tavoitteenamme on rakentaa osaamiskeskittymä, joka vahvistaa toimijoiden kompetenssia ja edistää digitaalisten sote-palvelujen laajempaa käyttöä alueellisesti, kansallisesti ja kansainvälisesti. 

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