OPEN INNOVATION PRINCIPLES

Not all the Smart People Work for us. Leverage external knowledge.

Make the Best Use of Internal & External Ideas to Win.

WE DON'T HAVE TO ORIGINATE THE RESEARCH TO PROFIT FROM IT.

Building a Better Business Model is better than Getting to Market First.

WHY JOIN WITH US?

Learn Open Innovation from the Source

We’re supervised by the Father of Open Innovation, Dr. Henry Chesbrough.

Work with Leading Brands

We’re choosing projects that benefit our students, providing pure practical experience.

Learn how to Question Rather than Answer

We’re training our students to acquire a beginner’s mindset and leverage abundance.


How it Works

Submission & Scoping

Submit an application to our program. We'll schedule interviews with the candidates we believe could fit best.

Team Assignment

JOIN CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM OF 2-4 STUDENTS, GUIDED BY WORLD-RENOWNED ACADEMIC STAFF.

Applying Open Innovation

RESEARCH, BRAINSTORM, AND APPLY OPEN INNOVATION CONCEPTS OVER THE COURSE OF 12 WEEKS.

Engagement

You will have the opportunity to engage with the sponsoring team throughout the process.

Presentation

Present the final deliverables to your sponsoring organization.


Supervised by Dr. Henry Chesbrough, the Father of Open Innovation

Prof Henry Chesbrough

“Instead of re-inventing the wheel, an Open Innovation project seeks to leverage available external knowledge and extend upon it."

Dr. Henry Chesbrough has more than 118,000 citations on Google Scholar, making him one of the most influential researchers in the world.

"Procter & Gamble has claimed that its use of Open Innovation has increased its revenues by billions of dollars." - Henry Chesbrough