Nicolò Cocchi
Nicolò Cocchi is currently a PhD student in General Management, research fellow, adjunct professor, and teaching assistant at the Department of Management, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, where he is also affiliated with Oper.Lab, the Observatory for Open Innovation. His research focuses on innovation management, in particular new product development, design thinking, and open innovation.
Nicolò earned his MSc in Management Engineering from the University of Pisa in 2017. He was a visiting MSc student at the School for Business and Society, University of York, from September 2016 to April 2017, and at the Department of Management and Production Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, in May 2017. After completing his MSc, he worked as a pre-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, from 2018 to 2020. As part of his PhD program, he was a visiting PhD student at the House of Innovation, Stockholm School of Economics, from January to June 2024.
Since 2018, he has been actively involved in the design and implementation of open innovation initiatives aimed at training students and managers to develop innovative ideas and address business and societal challenges. In this capacity, he collaborates with the Open Innovation Unit of Almacube, the incubator, accelerator, and innovation hub of the University of Bologna and Confindustria Emilia.
About ALMACUBE
Almacube is the innovation hub and incubator of the University of Bologna, certified by the Ministry of Economic Development. Since 1999, it supports innovation and economic development in the territory, acting as a link between academic research and industry.Originally created to enhance the University's spin-offs, Almacube has broadened its impact thanks to business units which is made of:
- the Open Innovation Unit dedicated to guiding established companies in their innovation processes
- the Startup & Spin-off Unit focused on supporting the growth of start-ups and spin-offs through business and effective go-to-market strategies
Due to a strategic and collaborative approach, Almacube addresses a heterogeneous audience that includes start-ups, SMEs, corporations and innovators. It actively involves students, young professionals, researchers and professors in programs based on advanced methodologies such as Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Human-centered innovation.
Almacube enables the potential of academic research meeting the market needs by generating innovative and sustainable solutions for the future.