Jacob Brix

Jacob Brix is a Professor of Innovation and Management at Aalborg University Business School and holds a 20% professorship in Public Management & Community Development at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2024-2026). He serves as Program Manager for Aalborg University's Executive MBA program.

• Current Affiliation: Strategy, Organization and Management Group, Aalborg University
• Future Affiliation: Professor (20% position), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2024-2026)

Research Interests focus on organizational innovation management, balancing operations and innovation, and co-creation strategies in public and private sectors. His work emphasizes:

• Mission-oriented research frameworks
• Co-production in public administration
• Digital disruption strategies
• Strategic leadership in changing contexts
• Organizational learning for innovation
• Interorganizational collaborations

Recent Research Trends highlight digital innovation capacity building, bottom-up mission design, and embedding innovation into organizational routines. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through public sector transformation and collaborative governance models.

Scientific Awards:

• Årets Underviser (Teacher of the Year) 2021

Projects include:

• PUBLIC VALUE: Community value management in co-creation era (2022)
• Educators' Journeys of Change (2020-2022)
• Digital Disruption Consortium with LEGO Systems AS (2017-2019)

International Collaboration spans institutions like Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Korea), NTNU (Norway), and VGTU (Lithuania).