Creativity in consulting

This thesis focuses on defining what creativity is, how it can be encouraged and how this is done in consulting firms today. This is done through a literary study to gather information on what creativity is and how to encourage creativity effectively in software consulting. During the cours of the work, a case study which aims to gather where the company is acting correct according to the literature and what could be improved was done in the consultant firm Dewires' offices. This is further explored with the help of both focus group interviews and individual interviews where the recognised factors of creativity in companies found in the literature is discussed with the employees. The results are then presented and discussed to find what can be improved upon in the future to further encourage the employees to be more creative

Creativity in consulting

This thesis focuses on defining what creativity is, how it can be encouraged and how this is done in consulting firms today. This is done through a literary study to gather information on what creativity is and how to encourage creativity effectively in software consulting. During the cours of the work, a case study which aims to gather where the company is acting correct according to the literature and what could be improved was done in the consultant firm Dewires' offices. This is further explored with the help of both focus group interviews and individual interviews where the recognised factors of creativity in companies found in the literature is discussed with the employees. The results are then presented and discussed to find what can be improved upon in the future to further encourage the employees to be more creative

Icebreaker

In this report, we describe an application which we created for AndroidOS whose task is to make it easier to find a gym partner. The application (aptly named Icebreaker) is meant to make it easier for people to socially interact in the gym by pairing them and allowing them to make contact through predetermined messages. The goal is to make it easier for the user to get help or find a training partner. The help can either come from another user of the application or from a personal trainer at the gym, who will also use the application. The social interaction part of the application has been implemented and the application works as intended with a test group of six users. This was the core part of the project. Other minor components such as a point system, profile page, and parts of a page with functionality focused on the actual training are not fully implemented.I denna rapport beskrivs en applikation som har designats för operativsystemet Android som ska underlätta för användarna att hitta och para ihop sig med en gympartner. Applikationen ska hjälpa folk att socialt interagera på gymmet. Användare ska, när de parat ihop sig via förutbestämda meddelanden, kunna hjälpa varandra med allt möjligt. Allt från ett par repetitioner på bänkpressen, till ett längre träningspass. Utöver detta ska applikationen också användas av gympersonal. Medlemmar ska på detta sätt erbjudas möjligheten att få hjälp av personliga tränare. Kommunikationsdelen är implementerad och applikationen fungerar som tänkt med en testgrupp bestående av sex användare. Denna del är den viktigaste delen av detta projekt. Andra mindre delar som ett betygsystem, profilsida och delar av en träningssida är inte helt implementerade

Flexibility to support the future power systems

Power system flexibility relates to the ability of the power system to manage changes. Solutions providing advances in flexibility are of utmost importance for the future power system. Development and deployment of innovative technologies, communication and monitoring possibilities, as well as increased interaction and information exchange, are enablers to provide holistic flexibility solutions. Furthermore, development of new methods for market design and analysis, as well as methods and procedures related to system planning and operation, will be required to utilise available flexibility to provide most value to society. However, flexibility is not a unified term and is lacking a commonly accepted definition. The flexibility term is used as an umbrella covering various needs and aspects in the power system. This situation makes it highly complex to discuss flexibility in the power system and craves for differentiation to enhance clarity. In this report, the solution has been to differentiate the flexibility term on needs, and to categorise flexibility needs in four categories: Flexibility for Power, Flexibility for Energy, Flexibility for Transfer Capacity, and Flexibility for Voltage. Here, flexibility needs are considered from over-all system perspectives (stability, frequency and energy supply) and from more local perspectives (transfer capacities, voltage and power quality). With flexibility support considered for both operation and planning of the power system, it is required in a timescale from fractions of a second (e.g. stability and frequency support) to minutes and hours (e.g. thermal loadings and generation dispatch) to months and years (e.g. planning for seasonal adequacy and planning of new investments). The categorisation presented in this report supports an increased understanding of the flexibility needs, to be able to identify and select the most suitable flexibility solutions

Flexibility needsin the future power system

Power system flexibility relates to the ability of the power system to manage changes. Solutions providing advances in flexibility are of utmost importance for the future power system. Development and deployment of innovative technologies, communication and monitoring possibilities, as well as increased interaction and information exchange, are enablers to provide holistic flexibility solutions. Furthermore, development of new methods for market design and analysis, as well as methods and procedures related to system planning and operation, will be required to utilise available flexibility to provide most value to society. However, flexibility is not a unified term and is lacking a commonly accepted definition. Several definitions of flexibility have been suggested, some of which restrict the definition of flexibility to relate to changes in supply and demand while others do not put this limitation. The flexibility term is used as an umbrella covering various needs and aspects in the power system. This situation makes it highly complex to discuss flexibility in the power system and craves for differentiation to enhance clarity. In this report, the solution has been to differentiate the flexibility term on needs, and to categorise flexibility needs in four categories: Flexibility for Power: - Need Description: Short term equilibrium between power supply and power demand, a system wide requirement for maintaining the frequency stability. - Main Rationale: Increased amount of intermittent, weather dependent, power supply in the generation mix. - Activation Timescale: Fractions of a second up to an hour. Flexibility for Energy: - Need Description: Medium to long term equilibrium between energy supply and energy demand, a system wide requirement for demand scenarios over time. - Main Rationale: Decreased amount of fuel storage-based energy supply in the generation mix.  - Activation Timescale: Hours to several years. Flexibility for Transfer Capacity: - Need Description: Short to medium term ability to transfer power between supply and demand, where local or regional limitations may cause bottlenecks resulting in congestion costs. - Main Rationale: Increased utilisation levels, with increased peak demands and increased peak supply. - Activation Timescale: Minutes to several hours. Flexibility for Voltage: - Need Description: Short term ability to keep the bus voltages within predefined limits, a local and regional requirement. - Main Rationale: Increased amount of distributed power generation in the distribution systems, resulting in bi-directional power flows and increased variance of operating scenarios. - Activation Timescale: Seconds to tens of minutes. Here, flexibility needs are considered from over-all system perspectives (stability, frequency and energy supply) and from more local perspectives (transfer capacities, voltage and power quality). With flexibility support considered for both operation and planning of the power system, it is required in a timescale from fractions of a second (e.g. stability and frequency support) to minutes and hours (e.g. thermal loadings and generation dispatch) to months and years (e.g. planning for seasonal adequacy and planning of new investments).ISGAN Disscussion paper</p

RISEnergy: Roadmaps for energy innovation in Sweden through 2030

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden is a group of research and technology organisations. RISE is a leading innovation partner working global cooperation with academia, enterprise and society to create value, growth and competitiveness through research excellence and innovation. In the area of Energy, RISE has developed innovation Roadmaps covering: Energy Efficient Transport Electric Power System Energy Efficient and Smart Buildings Sustainable Thermal Processes Efficient Energy Use in Industry Decarbonisation of Basic Industries These Roadmaps describe development pathways for technologies, non-technical elements (market design, user behaviours, policies, etc.) and key actors that deliver on a plausible, desirable vision for each respective innovation area in 2030. These Roadmaps are intended to support RISE’s strategic planning and development, but should be relevant reading for anyone interested in energy innovation in Sweden