Open Innovation and Collaboration

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 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)