Open Innovation: Taking Collaboration to the Bank

The buzz: “We’ve learned that open innovation works best when people are collaborating side by side, and also moving around between organizations” [Henry Chesbrough]. Savvy companies know they need to innovate better, faster, cheaper—and more collaboratively. How? Open Innovation: collaborative partnerships between young, dynamic firms and larger, established businesses, leveraging the complementary resources of both to create value. Need proof? In a 2015 A.T. Kearney study on Collaborative Innovation in Digital Europe, 71% of respondents expected 25+% of revenues through collaborative innovation by 2030. Need more convincing? The experts speak. Upen Barve, SAP: “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life” (Steve Jobs). Akshay Patel, SustAnalyze: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world” (Gandhi). Scott Schwartzman, SAP: “Culture eats ‘digital’ strategy for breakfast” (re: Peter Drucker) Join us for Open Innovation: Taking Collaboration to the Bank.