More than 40 international young researchers from over 20 universities around the globe attended the RISE 5 Workshop on 19 and 20 December 2022. For the fifth time now, the two-day event was organized by Ph.D. students from the Department for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research to give young scholars the opportunity to present and discuss their work.
After two years of being held online due to the pandemic, this year’s workshop finally took place again in person in Munich, much to the delight of all participants. The program was exciting and covered the topics of Economics of Innovation, Knowledge Diffusion, Entrepreneurship and Artificial Intelligence. Twelve selected doctoral students and recent graduates presented their work, which was then discussed by experienced researchers.
On the first day, the workshop was kicked off with a session on Knowledge Spillovers and Innovation Across Borders. Current research on the effect of antitrust enforcement against patent-based monopolies on innovation was presented, as well as how knowledge spillovers drive the relationship between clustering and firm innovation. The second session focused on Artificial Intelligence and Innovation. Speakers presented their work on how firms should design human-AI-collaboration to ensure that human workers remain engaged in their activities. On the other hand, the impact of AI on innovation activities of firms was demonstrated using the example of hospital suppliers.
A special highlight of the day and the event was the inspiring keynote by Robert Seamans, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations and Director of the Center for the Future of Management at NYU Stern School of Business. He spoke on “AI and Robots - What’s New Here If Anything?” and presented results from a 2019 U.S. Census Bureau survey on the use of robotics in U.S. manufacturing establishments. His research shows a high degree of spatial concentration of robotized manufacturers, explained in part by complementary resources in a region, such as a qualified work force or robot integrator companies. His presentation sparked a vivid discussion about the limits of measuring AI and robots and the implications for the economy.
Entrepreneurship was the theme of the closing session of the first day. New research shows that greater emotional coherence expressed in venture pitches of start-ups can increase venture outcomes.
The second day raised numerous highly relevant questions about the Determinants of Innovation Incentives, the Direction of Research, Knowledge Diffusion and Protection and Access to Information. How do people at work strategically seek advice, and do others’ priors about their competence affect these strategies? How do scientists respond to increased demand for innovation in electric vehicle technologies and the quality of research outputs? Can diversity lead to greater research focus on populations underrepresented in science? What is the impact of academic science on corporate innovation? How do heterogeneous European legal regimes affect the patent litigation strategies of on non-practicing entities? Are research papers more frequently cited when research data is disclosed? And finally, what is the significance of Google for scientific research?
See the complete program with all topics here and check out the coverage on Twitter under #RISE5Workshop.
We thank all participants, including the fantastic keynote speaker, thorough discussants and great presenters for a truly outstanding RISE5 Workshop 2022. Our special thanks go to everyone who was so involved in the organization, in particular Sebastian Erhardt, Mainak Ghosh, Klaus Keller and Ann-Christin Kreyer. With great enthusiasm and motivation, we look forward to the RISE6 Workshop 2023 – again in person at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich.