About the Colife project

The Colife project explored how industrial organisations can create value from lifecycle data through collaborative asset management (Co-AM). It studied how multiple actors can share asset lifecycle data, coordinate decisions, and co-create value across the asset lifecycle. The project was carried out 1 May 2024 - 31 August 2026.

This web site combines the results of the Colife Co-reserch project.

What the project focused on

• Collaborative asset management and ecosystem coordination.
• Fair and practical data sharing across organisations.
• Governance, interoperability, data quality, and technology design.
• New business opportunities created by shared lifecycle data and digital services.

Why this playbook exists

This playbook is a web-based companion to the Colife project. It turns the project’s research into an accessible, searchable format that can be used by: - asset owners, - manufacturers and service providers, - research and development partners, - organisations exploring data-driven collaboration.

PDF version available

If you prefer a printable or shareable version, the Colife Playbook is also available as a PDF from the VTT publication page.

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Project themes

The Colife work brings together ideas from research on:

• asset management and lifecycle information,
• industrial ecosystems and value co-creation,
• governance and trusted data exchange,
• federated learning and privacy-preserving collaboration.

Contact

For questions about the Colife Playbook or the Colife project, please contact the main contacts below through their institutional profiles:

• Pasi Valkokari — Senior Scientist, VTT
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• Kirsi Kokkonen — Associate Professor, LUT University
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Authors

• Jukka Kääriäinen is a senior research and development professional with a strong background in digitalisation, digital transformation, governance, configuration management, and lifecycle management.
• Jyri Hanski is a senior scientist at VTT and docent at LUT University, with research focused on sustainability, circular economy, climate adaptation, and asset and lifecycle management.
• Ella Hatara is a research scientist at VTT, focusing on sustainability, circular economy, emissions, design for sustainability, and corporate responsibility.
• Kirsi Kokkonen is an Associate Professor at LUT University, working on data-driven industrial services, lifecycle business, value co-creation, and SME collaboration.
• Mehdi Moomivand is a doctoral researcher at LUT University, with interests in circular business models and sustainable innovation.
• Nina Tura is an Associate Professor at LUT University, focusing on sustainability-oriented innovation, ecosystems, circular economy, and business models.
• Teuvo Uusitalo is a Senior Scientist at VTT specializing in circular economy, sustainability assessment, and data-enabled industrial transformation.
• Pasi Valkokari is a Senior Scientist at VTT specializing in asset management, techno-economic risk management, and industrial circular economy.
• Yan Xin is a post-doctoral researcher at LUT University, focusing on knowledge management and sustainability.

Acknowledgement

The Colife (Data Economy in Collaborative Asset Lifecycle Solutions) project was carried out with support from Business Finland and the participating project partners.

The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the companies and organizations that participated in the project through use cases, workshops, interviews, validation activities, and steering group work. Their expertise and practical insights were essential in developing the Colife Playbook and the Collaborative Asset Management (Co-AM) concept.

The contents of this website reflect the views of the project consortium and do not necessarily represent the views of the funding agency or participating organizations.