Our way of working
Learn more about how ASSA ABLOY develop the right products in the right way. We are actively working with Lean innovation, Customer Insights, and long-term planning and active management of product portfolios. ASSA ABLOY Shared Technologies, the Group’s joint development center plays a key role in this initiative.
From idea to prototype in five days
ASSA ABLOY Shared Technologies invited some colleagues from around the Group to participate in the design sprint to explore smart door opportunities. Watch …
How ASSA ABLOY is bringing value through the IoT
By connecting the numerous products that make up ASSA ABLOY’s vast installed base, the Group is starting its journey into the Internet of Things. At …
Helping emergency services respond quicker
Remote access delegation to buildings could transform the way emergency services operate around the world. Recently, ASSA ABLOY ran a pilot project together …
User-focused product design
There’s a common misconception that talking to customers means asking them for design solutions. Instead, research should strive to understand the customer’s …
Understanding the user’s experience
By observing how people interact with products at ASSA ABLOY's User Experience Lab, Iva Radosevic is able to understand end-users pain points. The insights …
Visual management fuels innovation
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Switzerland has transformed its processes using visual management techniques. It shows how everyone across the Group could …
What urbanization means to ASSA ABLOY
ASSA ABLOY has been focused on the urbanization megatrend for many years, but there are also many sub trends arising from urbanization. An increase in …
The future of BIM
The future is now for Building Information Modelling, commonly known by its acronym BIM. Already in operation in dozens of countries, BIM has the potential …
Why we are digitizing
The Internet of Things and the digitization of our industry is having a huge impact on ASSA ABLOY. The need for employees with new knowledge and experience …
Benefit from young innovators
By 2020, Millennials will make up over a third of the global workforce, bringing with them challenges as well as opportunities for potential employers. …
Students impress with innovative designs
A futuristic smart lock system resembling an animated robot character has been voted the most innovative design in a competition held for industrial design …
Enhancing the user’s door experience
ASSA ABLOY asked students at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology to put their imaginations to work to enhance the user experience in a door. …
Developing mobile access for hotels
We recently posted and article about how products are developed at ASSA ABLOY's shared global innovation organization, Shared Technologies. We continue …
Bringing new products to life
ASSA ABLOY Shared Technologies develop platform technologies to be integrated in ASSA ABLOY group company products. Thinking outside the box is encouraged …