Job TitleThesis - Bottom-up Service design

Job Description

Category

Industrial economy

Scope

2 students completing 15 credits each.

Background

Axis Communications way of working with innovation houses a bottom-up process. This means that ideas can come from all employees and that it is important to convince colleagues about your idea for it to gain momentum. This way of innovation benefits from people knowing each other and each other’s work. This makes it easier to team up and to make sure that products & services match each other. However, since Axis Communications grows in the number of employees and R&D sites it could easily happen that related bottom-up initiatives are carried out without synchronization. Furthermore, as Axis Communication grows it becomes more difficult to foster overhearing between departments, such as sales, different R&D departments, support and marketing. This thesis explores the possibility for service design to solve parts of these two problems. The thesis will be performed at the Product Concepts & New Ideas group (PCNI) that works with innovation full time. PCNI’s mission is to argue for new products. We don’t create products. Instead, we write the story about something new that could be beneficial for Axis in three to five years’ time.

Goal

The thesis should:

1) Suggest a way that Axis Communications could work with service design to further support bottom-up innovation and to increase the overhearing between departments.

2) Contain an analysis of pros and cons of such a suggestion.

3) Suggest how PCNI could work with service design. Which service design tools would be relevant for PCNI to work with?

Who are you?

For this thesis we propose students with a strong interest in innovation and most likely you are a student of Industrial Economics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation or similar.

OK, I am interested! What do I do now?
You are valuable to us – how nice that you are interested in one of our proposals! There are a few things for you to keep in mind when applying.

Applications are accepted in both Swedish and English, and you apply via the proposal advert.The announced thesis is open only to students affiliated with a Swedish University/College either directly or via an exchange program.When the thesis proposal states that it includes two students working together, we would like you to apply in pairs. In these cases, send one application each but make sure to clearly state in your application who your co-applicant is. If you have any questions regarding this, please do not hesitate to contact us.Please attach your CV and University/College grade summary.

Who to contact for any questions regarding the position!

Peter Abdelmassih Waller, peter.abdelmassih.waller@axis.com

Type of EmploymentTemporary Employment (Fixed Term)

Posting End Date2024-12-30

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About Axis Communications

We enable a smarter, safer world by creating innovative solutions for improving security and business performance. As a network technology company and industry leader, we offer solutions in video surveillance, access control, intercom, and audio systems, enhanced by intelligent analytics applications.

With around 4500 committed employees in over 50 countries, we collaborate with partners worldwide. Together, we thrive in our friendly, open, and collaborative culture and inspire each other to think beyond the expected. United by our commitment to inclusion, diversity, and sustainability, we consistently seek to develop our skills and way of working.

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