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RESEARCH REPORT
innovation in the elderly care sector: at the edge of chaos
K vPu gmm
September 2009
Knowledge partner 
 
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Flanders District o Creativity
is the Flemish organization or
entrepreneurial creativity.
It wasounded in 2004 by the Flemish Government as a non-prot organization and enjoys broad support.Flemish businesses, academia, and public institutions use Flanders DC as a platorm or cooperationin the pursuit o a more creative Flanders region.Creativity is the key ingredient in making companies more successul and in helping regionalgovernments ensure a healthy economy with more jobs. Flanders DC inspires creativity andinnovation:1. by learning rom the most
creative regions
in the world,2. by igniting
creative sparks
in everyday lie and business, and3. by providing
research, practical business tools and business training,
in cooperation withthe Flanders DC Knowledge Centre.
1. Ditrict  Crativity: Ipirati rm th mt crativ rgi
Responses to global challenges are best ound within an international network o excellence. Withthe single aim o learning rom the very best, Flanders DC aims to unite the most dynamic regionsin the world within the 'Districts o Creativity' network. Every two years, Flanders DC convenesthe Creativity World Forum, bringing together government leaders, entrepreneurs, and knowledgeinstitutions to exchange ideas about how to tackle pressing economic problems and make theirregions hotbeds or innovation and creativity.
FLANDERS DISTRICT OF CREATIVITY
 
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2. Raiig awar: Th t way t prdict th utur i t ivt it
Flanders DC encourages entrepreneurs and citizens
tolook ahead and nd creative solutions today or tomorrow'sproblems. Flanders DC has developed an idea-generationtool to encourage people and organizations to take the rststep toward innovation. In addition, Flanders DC DC has runan awareness campaign entitled ‘Flanders‘ Future’ and hascollaborated with national TV station één (VRT) on an ideashow named The Devisers (De bedenkers).
3. Th Fadr DC Kwdg Ctr: Acadmic upprt
 The
Flanders DC Knowledge Centre
serves as a link between FlandersDC and Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. Each year, the FlandersDC Knowledge Centre publishes several reports and develops various tools,case studies and courses. All these projects ocus on the role o creativityin a business environment and identiy obstacles to, and accelerators o competitive growth. The
Creativity Talks
− brie monthly, interactive ino sessions − update you on these researchactivities. Seewww.creativitytalks.beor a current calendar and subscription inormation.
ONDERZOEKSRAPPORT
HET INNOVATIEPROCESIN GROTE BEDRIJVENEN KMO’S
Geert Devos,Mieke Van De Woestyne,Herman Van den Broeck 
Februari 2007
Kennispartner 
Knnirtnr 
I-UE :9789080712195E :9789080712195
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