SUPERVISED BY THE FATHER OF OPEN INNOVATION - PROF. HENRY CHESBROUGH

15+

Projects Delivered

70+

Students Participated

100%

Returning Clients in Fall 2025

1,400+

Hours Spent on Projects

Prof Henry Chesbrough

“While creating useful knowledge is vital, it is equally important to ensure that this knowledge is widely spread throughout the society.”

Professor Henry Chesbrough coined the term “Open Innovation” in 2003 and pioneered the Open Innovation field. With over than 130,000 citations on Google Scholar, he’s one of the most influential researchers in the world.

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 WORK WITH US?

Stay Ahead of the Game

We'll apply methods like Dynamic Capabilities to ensure your firm stays innovative and competitive.

Make More of Your Knowledge.

We’ll find ways to monetize unused knowledge within your organization.

Reduce Costs of Your R&D Process.

We’ll identify challenges within your R&D process and fill gaps by tapping into external sources.

Ship Products Faster. Enter New Markets.

We’ll develop new business plans for your organization to accelerate your growth.

INTRODUCING THE DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES PROGRAM

Helping Firms to Stay Innovative and Competitive in the Age of AI

Supervised by the Pioneer of Dynamic Capabilities

Professor David Teece

Professor David Teece

"Dynamic capabilities are the ability of an organization and its management to build and reconfigure internal and external competences to rapidly address changing environments."

Professor David Teece has more than 260,000 citations on Google Scholar, making him one of the most influential researchers in the world.

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Welcoming our New Open Innovation Advisory Board Members

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Linn Kretzschmar

Venture Connect Program Lead

CERN

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Jazz Samra

Head of Emerging Tech Partnerships and Innovation

Wells Fargo

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Bernadette Berger

Director of Innovation

Alaska Airlines

Martin Beitia

Martin Beitia

Head of Innovation, Design & Research

Iberia Airlines

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NEW PAPER: Internal Open Innovation Firm Practices & Strategic Value Capture

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HOSTED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION

Institute for Business Innovation

IBI disseminates pioneering research on innovation and trains students to be inventive and entrepreneurial leaders.

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Why UC Berkeley?

Numbers don’t tell the whole story, but you might be surprised by Berkeley’s impressive facts and figures.

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The Father of Open Innovation

Adj. Prof. Henry Chesbrough

Learn more about Dr.Henry Chesbrough, who coined the term “Open Innovation".

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