AIMday concept

The foundation of the AIMday concept is to match questions from businesses and organisations with relevant research competence. These questions are made the subject for discussions in small, multi-disciplinary groups with one hour per question.

AIMday is the simple idea that a new and broad mix of people can provide different perspectives and surprising new avenues to solving problems – and can create favourable conditions for continued cooperation between academia and other sectors. The concept is a structured process for matching challenges from businesses and society with relevant and broad academic skills.

An AIMday consists of several one-hour workshops where exchange of knowledge on these challenges and problems takes place. Transparency is the basis for meetings within the AIMday concept. All contributions are welcome within the specific theme, but questions need to be phrased in a way that makes clear what exactly the challenge is – and how academics within different fields can contribute with their expertise.

The questions and the names of the organisations that submit them are public information accessible to all. Participation in AIMday is about opening up to new knowledge, perspectives, ideas and contacts for all participating parties. Discussions are open and frank.

Workshops are in general open to other attending organisations to observe where relevant, but closed workshops can be requested if required.

Although the core of AIMday workshops comprises concrete issues and questions, the academic researchers are not expected to deliver solutions. The meetings should be the starting point for finding the answers together. AIMday is a venue for learning and mutual exchange of knowledge.

Read more about how AIMday works here.