Paul Bogatir is a cross-pollinator; Cluster Manager at Hudiksvall Hydraulics Cluster (HHK) and CEO of HHK Innovation AB in Sweden.

e uses creativity to scope and facilitate scientific research projects between industry and academia, to surpass sales goals and to build brands that convey a deep sense of purpose. As a purpose-driven cluster in leader in HHK, he builds cross-functional teams spanning multiple businesses and academia to generate innovations, to implement new technology and to get scientific research off the ground. Currently he is11 in the steering committee for STEALTH, a research project that aims to electrify mobile hydraulics – one of the most important technologies related Swedish high tech industrial exports.

Who should attend?

The SkwX-workshop leverages different perspectives to create design-concepts and to visualise those concepts in a short time. Participants from all backgrounds are encouraged to participate. Technological solutions need sociological perspectives to enable change. Sociological challenges can be answered using technology. The best solutions are created when we dare to step outside the familiar and when we cross knowledge-borders.

What will you learn?

SkwX was created to bridge the gaps between organisations within HHK (Hudiksvall’s Hydraulics Cluster) and it has been used successfully in research projects to generate blueprints and concepts for further study. It has also generated a number of patents and start-ups within industry. We work under time constraints to remove creative blocks. We emphasize quantity and use group iteration to achieve quality. This is a workshop that creates shared knowledge and understanding and is a way to quickly generate ideas that are visually communicated.