VOIS - Area 1 - Module 2

  1. MODULE TITLE

Module 2: Main pillars of open innovation strategy

  1. AUTHORS

Ewa Kopczynska

  1. SHORT DESCRIPTION

To benefit from Open Innovation, your company will need an effective strategy accounting for your organisational vision and resource limitations. In this module, you will learn about the key elements of an Open Innovation strategy, such as creating a clear vision of Open Innovation strategy and activities and how to identify needs for external resources in the scope of innovation process. Going through the module, always keep your specific SME in mind to relate the contents to your specific context.

  1. LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    Upon completing this module, you should be able to:

  • Better understand the innovation process and the application of Open Innovation for overcoming shortages in your internal resources and capabilities,
  • Consider different types of innovation for possible application in the scope of your strategy,
  • Design a strategy accounting for a specific vision of your company,
  • Understand the initial steps of your Open Innovation strategy development and what other aspects should be considered afterwards.
  1. Training Content
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Key blocks of Open Innovation strategy

The strategic direction aligned with the company vision and understanding what your critical needs for sourcing through Open Innovation are, are just the initial step. While you can cover a broad range of missing resources through the Open Innovation approach, to benefit from it, you need to make sure that your organization is ready for working in line with the Open Innovation strategy.

We will discuss the different remaining elements (3-5) in the following modules.