In addition to the research programmes, a desire to create both business ecosystems and business concepts is at the very heart of TIVIT’s work. Business ecosystem creation programs increase the pace of development of products and services, and prepare markets for their arrival. They also make it possible to receive almost instantaneous feedback from the market, thus reducing the risk of commercial failure.
The systematic process by which business concepts are developed offers the participants a time and cost effective way to conceive, develop and test product and service innovations, and build competence to bring them to the market. At the same time, the development program facilitates the creation of a new business ecosystem.
TIVIT offers a contractual framework and funding channels, provides support in program initiation, and if needed acts as a neutral coordinator. The lightweight organization combined with a straightforward and transparent way of working enables responsive cooperation.
The actual development work is carried out in business concept development projects. These focus in testing and demonstration of application ideas, business models, and value networks in real-life scenarios with real users. Developing the ecosystem together with business concepts enables more efficient transfer of the results to business.
Cooperation is undertaken by companies that otherwise would not have found themselves working together, but have the opportunity to achieve more by collaboration. Joined development aiming at ecosystems builds a strong base for cooperation, and increases the size of addressable markets. By working together swiftly and efficiently all of the companies involved in the projects can enlarge and enrich their know-how and business activities. Additionally, the competence and experience born in business concept development activities can be transferred onwards into new projects, and copied and used in new market sectors. This is how Tivit ensures that Finnish innovation policy brings real results.
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