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Emily Tapper and Iliyana Madina from our Crowd Innovation team attended the OIS Research Conference 2026 at Copenhagen Business School last week, which took place from 11–13 May. The conference brought together researchers and practitioners exploring how open and collaborative practices can increase both the productivity and the societal impact of science. This year’s edition focused on “𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?”, asking how more open, participatory approaches can help connect scientific knowledge with better policy-making. We are excited to see which ideas around crowdsourcing, open innovation, and science–policy engagement Emily and Iliyana have brought back into our work at Crowd Innovation. 👉 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 📌 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, but they need to happen at the right time to truly advance science. In this context, 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁, not just by publications and citations. 📌 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿: Artificial intelligence was not only a key topic at the conference, but was also clearly reflected in current research findings. The technology is transforming the way we conduct research. Exciting examples were presented, such as which tasks AI can already take over today and how this influences teamwork. 📌 In a highly interactive session on the question “What role do openness and collaboration play?”, we had the 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, examining which political implications should be considered in order to create greater societal impact through research. This was a truly insightful and valuable experience! 😊 We are already excited and looking forward to the 𝗢𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮, 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬–𝟭𝟮. A big THANK YOU to the organizing team of the OIS Research Conference: Susanne Beck, Christoph Grimpe, Maria Theresa Norn, Marion Poetz, Henry Sauermann, Astrid Ulv Thomsen The organization, the keynotes, the presentations, and the spirit of the conference were excellent! Thank you very much! 😊