Using your academic expertise in practice
You are one of many students from the Faculty of Arts who will be meeting on October 9th and 10th in Aarhus. In partnership with your fellow students, you will be using your academic expertise to find solutions to problems facing a variety of companies.
In Aarhus you and the other participants will be divided into groups of up to five people. On October 9th you will be introduced to a working method called “design thinking” by Lasse Chor from Happy 42 – http://happy42.dk/. After the presentation the cases will be given to the groups, for the preparation to begin. The next day (October 10th), you will be taken by coach to Ebeltoft, where you will be given the chance to work on a specific problem. Each group will then be asked to pitch their solution.
Taking part in this case competition is a good idea because:
- It will give you the chance to develop your skills in relation to working with design processes
- You’ll get the chance to pitch some good ideas and show potential employers what you can do
- It’s a good platform for using your theoretical knowledge to solve practical problems
- You’ll learn more about business life and gain insight into strategic design thinking
- It will look good on your CV
Stay Relevant 2023 happens in collaboration with XNordic Travel Contest and Nordic Innovation. The project aims to strengthen sustainability, innovation and competitiveness in the Nordic tourism industry.
Program
October 9th
Time | Activity | Venue |
| 9.00-10.15 | Introduktion til designthinking, arbejde med cases og pitch | Aulaen |
| 10.15-11.00 | Syddjurs Kommune- a business perspective v/ Christina Millgaard Busk, Manager of Syddjurs Kommunes Erhvervsenhed | Aulaen |
| 11.00-11.30 | Problems, opportunities and trends in the future of tourism w/ Signe Mouridsen, Programme Manager X Nordic Travel Contest | Aulaen |
| 11.30-12.00 | Introduktion til designthinking, arbejde med cases og pitch | Aulaen |
| 12.00 | Cases are given to the groups so that research and idea development can begin |
October 10th
Time | Activity | Venue |
8.00 | Departure by bus from Aarhus | Meeting place: Kasernen Address in Ebeltoft: Toppen af Ebeltoft |
| 9.00-10.00 | Welcome: Breakfast and coffee/tea, motivational talk and presentation of cases. | Toppen af Ebeltoft |
| 10.00-10.30 | The companies present their cases at the locations | |
| 10.30-12.00 | Case work | |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch | Toppen af Ebeltoft |
| 13.00-15.00 | Case work | |
| 15.00-16.00 | Coffee/tea and cake | Toppen af Ebeltoft |
| 16.00-18.00 | Four parallel pitch rounds - one finalist from each round | |
| 18.00-19.00 | Dinner and networking | Toppen af Ebeltoft |
| 19.00-19.10 | Welcome | Toppen af Ebeltoft |
| 19.10-19.50 | The four finalists pitch for everyone | Toppen af Ebeltoft |
| 19.50-20.00 | Audience vote and award ceremony | |
20.00 | Departure by bus from Ebeltoft |
Cases og groups
Find your group and download your case here:
Group number | Group members | Case |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matteo Azzarelli Andras David Kiss Adrian-Andrei Tivadar Daniel Amini | KAMF |
| 2 | Dimitrios Pediotidis-Maniatis Jordan Nicolas Alves James Custo | KAMF |
| Groups from Humanistic Organizational Development | ||
| 3 | Anne Thunøe Fridberg Celine Høgsvig Freja Molme Helene Schmidt Sofie Lykke | Toppen |
| 4 | Frida Sander Troelstrup Julie Lærke Clausen Kathrina Vestergaard Madsen Marie Hansen Pernille Toft | Toppen |
| 5 | Julie Arvad Boel Kristiane Sommer Laura Aakjær Mathilde Marie Kjeldsen Sigrid Møller Weinreich | Toppen |
| 6 | Gustav Søndermølle Nicole Nikoukar Rasmus Arvad Sara Juel Falkesgaard Sophie Davies | Toppen |
| 7 | Christian Houbak Emil Darling Calender Mette Marie Paaske Iversen Sille Christiansen Thea Tholstrup Dam | Toppen |
| 8 | Cecilie Højlund Simonsen Clara Burnay David Troelsen Joakim Munkholm Sumborg Sebastian Sveistrup | Toppen |
| 9 | Emma Louise Grossman Johanne Ruby Nielsen Mikkel Colliander Øvall Nicoline Møller Gaardsøe Søren Jespersen | Toppen |
| 10 | Karoline Dalager Kragelund Katrine Ravn Juul Larsen Lars Geir Gotteberg Sebastian Kragh Sophie-Emilie Mahrt | Toppen |
| 11 | Anok Semir Deng Oyoung Elisabeth Østergaard Pedersen Emilie Lading Manager Nanna Værum Christensen | Toppen |
| Groups from Food and Culture | ||
| 12 | Lara Bisaggio Suzuna Kobayashi Alannah Petering Hyuga Hosono Merel Kenis | Nordic |
| 13 | Leila Prinsen Pia Stadhaus Stephanie Maldonado Natalie Jukes | Nordic |
| 14 | Belana Horsch Haruka Maegawa Eugene Marion Rosa den Hengst | Nordic |
| 15 | Curtis Devito Gabriella Egilsdottir Maaya Onishi Melissa Chow | Nordic |
| 16 | Ayami Suzuki Anniken Flatha Yidi Wang Marith Nijdam | Nordic |
| 17 | Brigid Zei Wakako Yamanouchi Kathleen Collins Mariette Ehab Evangeline Stone | Nordic |
| 18 | Bhavya Joshi Osuke Tachikawa Marian Teo Emma de Maaijer | Nordic |
| 19 | Nanami Yamagushi Masaru Iwata Eliska Nourse | Nordic |
| Groups from Cultural and Creative Industries | ||
| 20 | Oscar Uttrup Mathilda Due Simone Rolsted Johan Brendstrup Natascha Jørgensen | Blue Spirit |
| 21 | Jeppe Lund Pil Berthelsen Line Jørgensen Daniel Petersen Bita Hansen | Blue Spirit |
| 22 | Emma Carlsson Lucas Hyrup Ingrid Jensby Anne Winther Emil Sørensen | Blue Spirit |
| 23 | Louise Hughson Simon Vieth René Le Alannah Galloway Lilith Figueroa | Blue Spirit |
| 24 | Nadia Aharrar Anders Vestmark Asbjørn Gravesen Luisa Cantos Laura Boch | Blue Spirit |
| 25 | William Dam Cecilie Laursen Kalev Adler Jonas Broscheid Lucia Lompe | Blue Spirit |
| 26 | Cathrine Steffensen Magnus Breum Miriam Roldan Núria Millán Francesco Solla | Blue Spirit |
| 27 | Maya Karlsen Simon Kristensen Taminah Plank Mariona Nicolás Jack Zhou Thanyamon Wiwattanapusit | Blue Spirit |
| 28 | Suzan Kurt Kristian Eriksen Caroline Tucker Wen Wee Loren Wilson | Blue Spirit |
| Groups from Education Science | ||
| 29 | Amalie B. Nielsen Emma L. Hansen Mette B. Svendsen Freja N. Petersen Nadia S. Petersen | KAMP |
| 30 | Charlotte Grønning Naua Nezam Nicoline S. Wegner Ditte K. Jørgensen Sietske Mulder | KAMP |
| 31 | Kristine Ovesen Vanessa Marie Thygesen Clara Lynge Steenberg Viktoria Nord Jakobsen Omran Azizi | KAMP |
Judging panel
Ole Svit
Director of Business Djursland
Christina Millgaard Busk
Head of the Business Unit at Syddjurs Kommune
Marie Vejrup
Head of department at the Institute for Culture and Society
Signe Mouridsen
Programme Manager X Nordic Travel Contest
Learning objectives
Participation in the Stay Relevant Case Competition 2023 will enable students to:
Knowledge
- Demonstrate understanding of the ways in which theoretical knowledge from their degree programmes can be communicated and used in relation to a relevant labour market
Skills
- Give presentations by making pitches
- Independently communicate the relevance of academic theories and methods in relation to the labour market
- Use their own academic expertise to solve problems which are relevant for the labour market
Competences
- Independently adapt their academic skills for use in society as a whole
- Take part in development work in a constructive manner
Rules
The companies taking part have the right of ownership of all rights, inventions, production methods and other technical advances arising in connection with the case competition. The transfer of rights to the companies taking part occurs automatically and continuously as these rights arise.
The students are entitled to use products and material deriving from the case competition in contexts relating to exams and teaching at Aarhus University. The students are entitled to present their results of the case competition (also when applying for jobs) to the extent that this does not lead to the subsequent use of such results in breach of the rights that have been transferred to the company concerned. Students may only use products and material arising from the case competition in other contexts subject to a separate written agreement with the company concerned.
Inspiration
Check out the websites below for inspiration for your project work.
You can e.g. read about different approaches and methods for project work as a whole and the individual elements of the case.
In addition, you can find tips and tricks for writing and executing a good pitch, which can help you to communicate your solutions to the judges in the most optimal way.
Examples of cases
Cases from STAY RELEVANT 2022 in Ebeltoft
Cases from STAY RELEVANT 2021 in Silkeborg
- Handel Silkeborg: Torvehandel 3.0
- Museum Jorn: Op på cyklen - ud i kunsten og naturen
- Outdoor Institute: Grejbanker
- Sweco Architects: Organisatorisk sammenlægning og Covid19-forhold
- Silkeborg IF: Tilskuere på stadion
Cases from STAY RELEVANT 2020 in Silkeborg
- Museum Jorn: Unge museumsbesøgende
- Marianne Gorridsen: Unge webkunder
- Silkeborg Bad & Outdoorsekretariatet: Adfærd ved søbadene
- Organisations-konsulenterne: Etabelering af langvarige virksomhedsrelationer
- Scandic: Reaktioner på Covid19
- Environment for Learning: Kommunikation og markedsføring henvendt til læreranstalter for voksne
See cases from previous case competitions via the links at the top of the page
Photography
Pictures and films will be taken during the days.
If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed, you can contact Katrine Solvang Larsen (katrinesolvang@au.dk).
