The Thesis Talks

30/11/2020

It’s the beginning of a new week and a new episode of the Thesis Talks is here! 🥳🎧

In this episode we had a chat with Sif Bregnballe and Laura Karppinen who wrote a thesis with a complicated research question, but still managed to end up with some really simple, good and clear take-aways 👊

We touch upon topics ranging from circular economy in the pharmaceutical industry ⭕️, how start-ups and large corporations can foster innovation collaboratively 🤝, start-ups that has surpassed the expectations of scientists and invented the impossible 🚀 and how many articles you have to read to become an expert 📚

We hope you will give it a listen!

Have an amazing and productive week! 💪

What can large corporations and start-ups learn from each other? How do you make circular economy work in the pharmaceutical industry? And how do you foster creativity in that business? These are some of the questions that Sif Bregnballe and Laura Karppinen set out to investigate in their thesis. We...

12/11/2020

How can Food Science Parks foster innovation? 🍕🧪 And how the hell does a Food Science Park actually look like? 🧐

In their master thesis, Jœ Neft and Hedvig Henrekson deep-dived into how being part of a science park influences product innovation for its tenants.

We talk about their main takeaways 💡 both content-related and personal, their insights and whether being good friends 👫 is actually beneficial for writing a thesis together. 🤔

Do you know what a Food Science Park looks like? Johannes (Joe) Neft and Hedvig Henrekson have investigated how being part of such a science park influences product innovation for its tenants. We talk about the main takeaways of their thesis both content-related and personal, their insights and whet...

29/10/2020

Navigating your own business 🧭 during a global pandemic while writing a thesis about the consequences of said pandemic can be... challenging.⚡️

This week’s guest, Luis Xavier Mariscal, tells us all about how the process of writing his thesis actually helped him with his work in his own company. We also touch upon the struggles of splitting up with your thesis partner 💔, how to stay focused when your mind tends to go wandering 💭 and how changing one’s definition of a company can help you see things in new perspective 🧐

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Navigating your own business during a global pandemic while writing a thesis about the consequences of said pandemic simultaneously can be... challenging. This week’s guest, Luis Xavier Mariscal, tells us all about how the process of writing his thesis actually helped him with his work in his own ...

15/10/2020

We all know the simple equation: Startups + Sustainability = 😍. But what about accelerators?

In their thesis, Laura Katzensteiner and Signe Dreyer Elkjær dealt with the question of how accelerators actually integrate sustainability into their business models 🤔🚀🌱

They tell us how they designed a new framework to answer this question, how they managed to stay productive during lockdown and why you should go and get yourself a gymnastic ball. 🏐

Listen in! 🎙

Laura Katzensteiner and Signe Dreyer Elkjær have taken the buzzword sustainability into an academically very unresearched field. In their thesis, they dealt with the question of how accelerators actually integrate sustainability into their business models. They tell us how they approached this topi...

01/10/2020

It is about time... for Season 2 of The Thesis Talks! 🤩🎙

Jakub Taptik and Catrine Bek are taking us through the many ups and downs of their nerve-wracking thesis process: They tell us how on earth they could write their entire discussion 24 hours before deadline 🤯 and how you overcome writer's block ✍️ when there is simply no time for a writer's block. Their tips will save your ass 😌

If you haven't listened to the Thesis Talks before, or if you have and you're wondering who these two new voices belong to, jump into our intro episode here 🚀: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rc94ngdIBoukm0tORWqyk?si=GxCCRyV8RKKAhL-KNJdcqg

Jakub Taptrík and Catrine Bek are guiding us through the many ups and downs of their nail-biting thesis process. We talk about how on earth they could write an entire discussion in 24 hours, and how they managed to get a high grade when they haven't even read the entire thesis before they handed it...

24/09/2020

New hosts.
New guests.
New topics.
We are ready. Are you?!

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10/08/2020

After 27 episodes that uncover thoughts & knowledge of 30 bright minds from OIE, the 1st season of the Thesis Talks is complete. Listen in to the most diverse pool of topics, cultures & perspectives - all on the forefront of innovation and our ever-changing funny world.

-->> https://open.spotify.com/show/7xHSJEfWDfgp5P5aJNDepE?si=xikdHXOrS3SfNlfysh1e8A

Thanks to the OIE cohort 2017 for your patience, trust and openness. We had a blast!!

And now stay tuned for the new wave of OIE minds cohort 2018, curated and produced by Lotti & Emilie, with a fresh look & concept.

We are highly excited,
Doa & Lena

19/11/2019

It's Tuesday - time for a new Episode. Listen in for Kristine Bezbaile research on . Can we be fully circular in the production of stuff already? And who are our Circular Economy Heroes here in Copenhagen?

The urgency to act towards more circular practices has been set by the European political agenda but still many initiatives fail to address Circular Economy from a system perspective and reshape our Linear Economy. Kristine researched on Danish small & medium sized companies which push Circular Econ...

15/11/2019

Good News!

You can finally catch us on Apple Podcast! Listen to this weeks episode on The Challenges of Foreign Entrepreneurs in Denmark by Gor 🎧

Enjoy your weekend, and browse through our 13 other episodes on new trends and challenges within the world of innovation and entrepreneurship!

‎Show The Thesis Talks, Ep #14 Challenges of Foreign Entrepreneurs in Denmark - Nov 12, 2019

29/10/2019

Fresh from our travelling recorder - Dayana Vitalba 's take on which is much more than just a process for creative sparks! But the mindset to create the future?

How can businesses keep up with the constant flow of new innovations and embrace creativity? A design thinking mindset that is acquired by a learning process might be the key to success. But DT is not just applicable in business, Dayana will share with us other fields that could use some more intera...

22/10/2019

The weather is just perfect to snuggle under the blanket & drink tea - and listen to a new episode of intellectual sparks!

took us on a journey to a way to little discussed thread - AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance)

Damn, she knows what she is talking about and has the gift to make pharmaceutical challenges incredibly interesting. Especially because she tries to tackle them with open innovation.

This thesis investigates the potential of open innovation (OI) to support research and development (R&D) activities towards finding novel solutions that help to fight antimicrobial resistances (AMR). The antimicrobial resistance research and development (AMR R&D) industry faces several challenges th...

15/10/2019

Stories behind a by Juan José Ocampo

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jni9geH7Mh2s08oZGdyDu?si=klbo-BP2RBm60pjexeTxFw

Instead of research and education, venture development is what increasingly offers economic value & reputation for universities. By analyzing stories of the Berlin based company ALPHA Juan taps into the field of Academic Entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial ventures coming from universities & research. How can we ensure research is equal? Who owns research and why did none of the big players like Google manage to innovate like ALPHA did?