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Is an assistant professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at the TU Eindhoven ITEM Group. Previously he defended his thesis titled 'Designing organizations for innovation in transitioning domains' at TU/e (PhD) and at Aalto University (DSc) in 2018. As a lecturer, is currently responsible for the biggest entrepreneurship course on campus: Introduction to Technology Entreprenership (425+ students); and at Jheronimus Academy of Data Science the master course Data Entrepreneurship in Action III. Madis has been nominated for the Industria Teaching Award for three years in a row (2017, 18 and 19). He is also a pioneer of the LEGO Serious Play methodology at TU/e, introducing it in university education, as well as in support of R&D teams on campus.
In research, focuses on organizing corporate (open) innovation programs, analyzing and designing innovation ecosystems in conditions of high uncertainty (e.g., low TRL) and governing (public) funding programs for R&D projects. Along with collegues, Madis authored three recent publications on innovation ecosystems, including lead authoring the design of the management tool Ecosystem Pie Model, published in Long Range Planning (see also www.ecosystempie.com). Madis is involved in the 4TU entrepreneurship education research initiative. He currently supervises 2 PhDs and 1 PDEng, being part of the Smart Spaces Interreg project. In terms of sectoral focus, main expertise areas include energy and mobility.
Beyond and before university work, Madis has extensive experience in consulting energy corporations, having served in that capacity for some of the key energy market players in Spain, Germany, Sweden and Belgium. His consultancy activities hve included designing and running corporate innovation programs and (user-centred) business development for new services. Prior to working at TU/e, he was the international marketing manager for a small manufacturing company and established three startup companies, one of which was sold. In his home country of Estonia, he has consulted and trained several top companies and written more than 30 articles for the management journal Director. Madis has also worked at corporate banking as an analyst and as a teacher of economics and entrepreneurship at the high school level (5 years). He has supervised a total of more than 70 student theses at the PhD, master, bachelor and high school levels.
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SMART-SPACE
den Ouden, E., den Ouden, E., Romme, A. G. L. (., Talmar, M., van Broeckhoven, B., Sens, F., Chakraborty, S. & Nijssen, E. J.
31/05/18 → 30/07/21
Project: Research direct
Research output
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Entrepreneurial University in Practice: Synthesizing Two Decades of Evidence
Velasco Montanez, M., Talmar, M., Bruns, M. & Reymen, I. M. M. J., Aug 2020, Proceedings of the Annual Cnference of 2020 Academy of Management (AoM). (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2020, no. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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How to map, analyse and design innovation ecosystems using the Ecosystem Pie Model
Talmar, M., Walrave, B., Podoynitsyna, K. S., Holmström, J. & Romme, A. G. L., 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Professional
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Mapping, analyzing and designing innovation ecosystems: the Ecosystem Pie Model
Talmar, M., Walrave, B., Podoynitsyna, K. S., Holmström, J. & Romme, A. G. L., Aug 2020, In : Long Range Planning. 53, 4, 9 p., 101850.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The entrepreneurial university: An evidence based framework
Velasco Montanez, M., Talmar, M., Bruns, M. & Reymen, I. M. M. J., Jun 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
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Can these elephants also dance? Major innovation in power utilities
Talmar, M., Walrave, B., Holmström, J. & Romme, A. G. L. S., 2 Nov 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Prizes
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Nominated by IE&IS for Best TU/e PhD dissertation Award
Talmar, Madis (Recipient), Romme, A.G.L. (Sjoerd) (Recipient), Jan Holmström (Recipient), Walrave, Bob (Recipient) & Podoynitsyna, Ksenia S. (Recipient), 27 Sep 2019
Prize: TU/e › Other › Scientific
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Nominated for Best Paper Award
Talmar, Madis (Recipient), Walrave, Bob (Recipient), Rob P.J.M. Raven (Recipient) & Romme, A.G.L. (Sjoerd) (Recipient), Aug 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
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The role of open innovation in developing ecosystems
Marcel L.A.M. Bogers (Speaker), Aurora Carneiro Zen (Speaker) & Madis Talmar (Speaker)
29 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Press / Media
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Skill-building for future innovators – highlights from the final EIT InnoEnergy PhD School Conference!
9/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment