Judging by Our project pipeline, leading firms are intensifying their efforts in developing the fuzzy front-end of the innovation funnel. We are currently conducting a study to better understand where things are going. First, preliminary results suggest that development efforts are targeted at This does not mean, of course that other issues such as e.g. extending the innovation ecosystem and …
2-day Open Innovation Masterclass at Dresden International University
On May 10-11, 2014 innovation-3’s Frank Mattes will facilitate a 1.5 days Masterclass for alumni of the Dresden International University. These work for large multinational firms as well as for SMEs. The event has a B2B focus and is also open for non-alumni (more information below). In designing the agenda, we followed our proven approach for a Senior Management workshop …
Where Open Innovation and strategic planning meet
Recently we had an interesting discussion with the Head of Corporate Strategy of a multinational German company. The question that we discussed was: “Which implications will Open Innovation have on the strategy process of global companies – Where are opportunities, what needs to be modified?”. To better understand my discussion partner’s perspective we first had a look at the strategy …
How to design an Open Innovation roll-out project: 4 scenarios
In 2011, we saw an increasing Open Innovation maturity. Most have passed the threshold of conceptual discussions. Many have gone beyond testing some new approaches, such as e.g. using an Open Innovation intermediary. The “Early Adopters”, if we borrow this term from the theory of technology diffusion, see Open Innovation NOT as a one-size-fits-all strategy; rather they see it as …
Three hot topics in Open Innovation for German MNCs
“Which are the three most important hot topics in Open Innovation in which you feel the need to exchange Best and Emerging Practices?” was the question that I sent out to innovation-3’s network of clients and business friends at the beginning of November 2011. The answers to this question may not be fully representative but they give a good …
New publication coming up: How to make Open Innovation work for your R&D
In the last weeks I wrote a new 30-page publication that will be published within the next weeks on www.innovationmanagement.se. The title: “How to make Open Innovation work for your R&D” As we all know, Open Innovation is in the top spots of the agenda for many innovation managers. It describes a concept to increase R&D agility, effectiveness and to …
Where Open Innovation and strategic planning meet
Last week I had an intersting discussion with the Head of Corporate Strategy of a multinational German company. The question that we discussed was: “Which implications will Open Innovation have on the strategy process of global companies – Where are opportunities, what needs to be modified?”. To better understand my discussion partner’s perspective we first had a look at the …
Critical Success Factors for Collaborative Idea Management
Quite a large number of companies are using tools for collaborative idea management. Recently I reflected my own project experiences with a group of innovation managers from a number of companies. We searched for the Critical Success Factors in collaborative idea management. Our final list showed 8 success factors:
The Change compass: A tool for analyzing change in Open Innovation
Like any new venture, every successful change program needs to have an elevator pitch: “In one minute or less describe what the change will be”. In my experience in Change Management projects I always felt the need to have an easy-to-handle tool which helped me to increase transparency in what exactly will change and at the same to commuivate to …