Open Innovation and Collaboration
Leverage external partnerships and collective intelligence to accelerate innovation.
About This Module
This module explores how to implement open innovation approaches that extend beyond organizational boundaries. You'll learn how to develop open innovation strategies, build effective partnerships, manage collaborative projects, and protect intellectual property. Through case studies and practical frameworks, you'll develop the skills to tap into external knowledge and resources to enhance your organization's innovation capabilities.
Learning Tip
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Learning Outcomes
- Develop open innovation strategies that complement internal capabilities
- Build and manage effective innovation partnerships and ecosystems
- Implement crowdsourcing and co-creation initiatives that generate valuable ideas
- Navigate intellectual property considerations in collaborative innovation
- Measure and optimize the performance of open innovation initiatives
- Ability to use management jargon convincingly at dinner parties
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of innovation management
- A sense of humor (highly recommended)
- Coffee or tea (quantities vary by module difficulty)
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- Practical skills you can apply immediately
- Frameworks for effective decision-making
- Strategies to enhance team performance
- Tools to navigate complex management challenges
- How to look thoughtful while staring at spreadsheets