Resilience & Security
New business development in public-private value networks: how governments, companies, knowledge institutes and citizens can jointly build solutions for a resilient and secure society.
dr.ir. Elke den Ouden · TU/e Fellow
Meaningful innovation in public-private ecosystems
Societal challenges such as resilience, security and climate adaptation can only be met when organisations with very different value systems work together. Elke den Ouden helps them design innovations and business ecosystems that create value for people, organisations and society.
Focus
Where the work is now
Value network design
Designing business models and ecosystems in which governments, companies and knowledge institutes each capture value while creating shared value for society.
Learning by doing
Interdisciplinary student teams tackling complex societal and industrial challenges, as ambassador of TU/e innovation Space and in courses such as Art & Tech.
Work with Elke
Independent advice since 2012
Elke den Ouden BV was founded in March 2012 to provide independent advice and services on creating meaningful innovations and designing ecosystems that deliver value for all stakeholders. Most projects run through LightHouse, the partnership Elke runs with Rianne Valkenburg as Fellows at TU/e.
- AdviceStrategy for innovation ecosystems, value network design and public-private collaboration.
- Visions & roadmapsShared future visions and roadmaps that align partners with different interests.
- ProjectsDeveloping and running innovation projects with municipalities, companies and knowledge institutes.
- Talks & workshopsKeynotes and sessions at conferences, network meetings and internal innovation events.
Book
Book
Innovation Design: Creating Value for People, Organizations and Society
A practical approach to designing shared value for businesses, non-profit organisations, end-users and society. The book connects ideas from economics, psychology, sociology and ecology to design new business models and business ecosystems that care for both people and planet.
Other publications are listed on Elke's TU/e page.
Design studio
Studio Elke den Ouden
Alongside the innovation work, Elke runs a small design studio for 3D-printed objects with built-in LED light: lamps, sculptures and custom pieces for homes and businesses. In these objects the light is part of the design. Shape, layer structure and material together decide how the light passes through.
The studio makes its own collections and works on commission, from a single unique piece to a small series.
About
Industry experience, academic depth
Elke den Ouden is TU/e Fellow in the Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship & Marketing group of the department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology. She combines more than twenty years at Philips with academic research on innovation in ecosystems, in which students play an essential role.
Bringing societal value with meaningful innovations requires collaboration between organisations and individuals with very different value systems. Her approach is pragmatic: bring interdisciplinary teams together and develop tools that work in practice.
- 1990MSc Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology; joins Philips in product innovation
- 2006PhD in Technology Management, TU/e
- 2008Part-time professor, Department of Industrial Design, TU/e
- 2012Founds Elke den Ouden BV; publishes Innovation Design
- 2014Appointed TU/e Fellow
Roles
Also involved in
- LightHousePartnership with Rianne Valkenburg for knowledge valorisation, visions and roadmaps
- TU/e innovation SpaceAmbassador for interdisciplinary student challenge-based learning
- Klimaatbestendig HerptLocal initiative for a climate-resilient village
Contact
Elke den Ouden BV
Groenewoud 1c
5255 PD Herpt (gemeente Heusden)
The Netherlands
Elke den Ouden BV is registered at the Chamber of Commerce in 's Hertogenbosch with number 54885280.
Eindhoven University of Technology
Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences
TU/e Campus, Atlas, Groene Loper 3
5612 AE Eindhoven