14th CIYA Workshop 

15 September 2024, 13:30-17:00, Hamburg, Germany   

About CIYA

The young academics workshop is organized by CIYA (Continuous Innovation Young Academics) and is conceived as a way to support the career development of young scholars in the field of continuous innovation by teaching and sharing with them major skills needed in an academic career. 

Target audience

The CINet Young Academics (CIYA) workshop is targeted at young academics such as assistant professors, post-doc researchers and PhD students in the last year of their studies, interested in strengthening their skills to design, program and manage a research program with high impact on multiple dimensions and maximizing the likelihood of being funded by public or private institutions, or companies. 

The challenges

In the first years of their academic life, scholars are often called to change the way their research life is planned and conducted. During their PhD studies, young scholars acquire skills to design and conduct rigorous and relevant research projects. However, when the stage of their post-doctoral research career life begins, new challenges arise related to:

• Identifying and seizing funding opportunities for supporting their research at local, national, and international level.
• Designing research programs that are rigorous and relevant and that can be funded by public or private institutions, or companies, and at the same time produce a stream of scientific publications in top scientific journals.
• Gaining visibility in the community of business leaders through the outcomes of their research.
• Transferring the outcomes of their research in teaching activities, in all the segments of university education, from bachelor programs to executive education, in a way that is engaging and pragmatic, and produces actionable knowledge for managers and policy makers. 

The 2024 Workshop

This year, the workshop will focus on supervising masters and doctoral students. Instead of solely emphasising content, we will delve into the "how" of supervision, catering to various target groups. Our sessions will address three key areas: effective supervision techniques, challenges and solutions in supervision, and the supervisor's role in the research process.

Explore what strategies work well and what don't in these different contexts. Discover tailored supervision methods for each target group and gain insights into the optimal approaches for various supervision environments.

Our faculty for this workshop includes Mats Magnuson and Luisa Pellegrini. Each presenter will deliver a 30-minute session followed by a Q&A session, providing ample opportunity for engaging discussions and clarifications. With a total program duration of approximately 3 hours, this workshop will cover key topics, including personal experiences from supervisors, common challenges and dilemmas in supervision, and the essential skills needed to be an effective supervisor. Participants will engage in interactive exercises and group discussions, exploring practical strategies and gaining valuable perspectives.

Mats Magnusson

Mats Magnusson is Professor of Product Innovation Engineering, School of Industrial Technology and Management, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and permanent Visiting Professor, LUISS Business School, Rome, Italy.​ Mats Magnusson is the present chairman of CINet.

Luisa Pellegrini 

Luisa Pellegrini is Full Professor at the University of Pisa, Italy. Her research interests concern innovation and business model (innovation). She is member of the Board of CINet and Director of the Inter‐Departmental Centre for Health Technology Assessment at the University of Pisa.

Registration

Please indicate your interest in participating in the workshop by sending an email to the conference secretariat.