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Open Innovation: Beiersdorf’s Intimate Approach to External Partnerships

Michael Fruhling rececently spoke with Dr. Horst Wenck, Beiersdorf's Corporate VP of R+D, about his company's approach to open innovation. One key is its OI web portal, which carefully cultivates a qualified set of external partners. Once a relationship is established, Beiersdorf forms a 'project house,' where qualified partners are deeply immersed in its current technical needs and challenges and the corporate intelligence it has gathered to support its OI priorities.

Ideascale2021-12-03T11:31:01-08:00July 17th, 2012|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Open Innovation|Tags: intellectual property, IP, IP & patent, Open Innovation, R&D, research and development, strategic partnership|

Open Innovation: External Partnership Best Practices

A couple of years ago, it seemed that everybody in the external innovation business aspired to be "partner of choice." That is, they wanted to be the company that external partners would preferentially approach with unsolicited new opportunities. Michael Fruhling is pleased to report that a number of companies have really stepped up their external partnering "game."

Ideascale2021-12-03T11:28:02-08:00July 3rd, 2012|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: best practice, business partners, external partnerships, partnerships, strategic partnership|

Open Innovation: Colgate’s Sensible External Partnership Approach

Ken Klimpel, Colgate Palmolive's Worldwide Director of External Innovation and Outreach shares his perspective on some aspects of the approach he and his company take to drive their open innovation successes.

Ideascale2021-12-03T11:27:40-08:00June 21st, 2012|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Open Innovation|Tags: best practice, business grants, external innovation, influence, Open Innovation, partner, Product Development, strategic partnership, Technology, transparent|

Demystifying the Path to Technology Partnerships

There is often a considerable amount of ambiguity at the outset of open innovation partnerships. Quite often, the technology customer is considerably larger than the provider and is being pursued versus being the pursuer. The technology provider almost never knows the full extent of what needs to be demonstrated in order to earn a customer's business commitment. They are also quite often reluctant to ask so as to avoid offending the other party or seeming ignorant or unsophisticated. How can this situation be improved?

Ideascale2021-12-03T07:25:12-08:00May 10th, 2012|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: action standards, Business, communicate, invest, Open Innovation, partnerships, risk, risk-free, strategic partnership, success criteria, Technology, technology transfer, transparent|

The Benefits of Partnering with US Universities in the Era of Open Innovation

Today's University is a rich resource for companies seeking game-changing technological breakthroughs. In this in-depth article Melba Kurman looks at the benefits of open innovation partnerships between companies and American university researchers.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:08:14-07:00October 3rd, 2011|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, In-Depth Article, Open Innovation|Tags: academic innovation, business partnership, collaborative innovation, cross-communication, ecosystem, how to, in-depth article, Innovation Management, IoT, Open Innovation, research lab, strategic partnership, universities, university partnership, USA|

What Are Innovation Ecosystems and How To Build and Use Them

The innovation ecosystem is not new but it certainly has many new features. Jorn Bang Andersen looks back at the evolution of the innovation ecosystem, where it is now headed and how companies can develop ecosystem strategies.

Ideascale2021-12-02T15:16:58-08:00May 16th, 2011|Categories: Enabling Factors, Life Cycle Processes|Tags: economic development, ecosystem, global market, innovation champion, innovation drivers, innovation history, Innovation Leadership, innovation life cycle processes, Innovation Management, innovation networks, Innovation Strategy, silicon valley, strategic partnership|

Is it Time to Rewrite the Innovation Playbook: Ten New Requirements in the Age of Hyperinnovation

In the world of hyperinnovation innovation itself is changing. In place of a monolithic R&D based innovation culture we suddenly have a proliferation of innovation approaches and new pressures on enterprises to innovate. Haydn Shaughnessy and Nick Vitalari argue the innovation playbook needs to be rewritten, and relabelled.

Ideascale2021-12-02T15:04:17-08:00March 21st, 2011|Categories: Leadership, Strategies|Tags: analytics, business development, Business Model Innovation, business partnerships, Change Management, core competency, decision making, global market, globalization, hyperinnovation, incremental innovation, Innovation Culture, Innovation Management, innovation metrics, innovation processes, Innovation Strategy, IP & patent, knowledge sharing, partnerships, process improvement, speed of innovation, strategic partnership, strategy, sustainable growth, value chain|

How to Create a Supportive Environment for Outside Innovation Partnerships

How can organizations derive the greatest value from consulting engagements or other outside partnerships? Here are three strategies that can make a difference whenever external resources are used, such as hiring a consultant or partnering with another firm.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-12-02T07:49:53-08:00January 26th, 2011|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Open Innovation|Tags: client team, Collaboration, Communication, consulting, engagement, Open Innovation, stakeholder, strategic partnership|

From Science to Business – How Firms Create Value by Partnering with Universities

In today’s “knowledge-based” society, it is becoming increasingly imperative for companies to “mine” knowledge and technology generated by universities. Why? Because the outcome of such industry-university collaborations help companies create new activities and jobs.

Ideascale2021-12-01T15:40:03-08:00September 20th, 2010|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Life Cycle Processes, Open Innovation|Tags: academic innovation, academic partnerships, business partnerships, Collaboration, collaborative research, cross-communication, innovation life cycle processes, innovation research, intellectual property, IP & patent, knowledge transfer, licensing, Open Innovation, ownership, partnerships, patents, research, science, strategic partnership|

Open Innovation: Why Mindset Matters Most

I have long argued that companies should look more at the people side of innovation rather than concentrating all their efforts on processes and concepts. The necessity of building trust as a basis for successful open innovation makes this even more relevant, and it also brings more power to the people who really drive innovation within a company.

Ideascale2021-11-29T14:32:50-08:00May 19th, 2009|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Leadership, Open Innovation|Tags: barriers to innovation, Collaboration, Communication, cooperation, ecosystem, innovation champions, innovation drivers, Innovation Leaders, mindset, Open Innovation, partnerships, Stakeholders, strategic partnership, Teamwork, trust|