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.
Hiring our students after the project reduces your risk – you already know them, and they already know you and your company.
Hiring our students after the project reduces your risk – you already know them, and they already know you and your company.
Corporate Affiliate Program Perks
Student Open Innovation Project, Supervised by Leading Faculty
A year-long (365 days) OR two 180-day Open Innovation Projects with three specialized students, supervised by leading UC Berkeley faculty
2X Berkeley Innovation Forum Conference Attendance
Attend the Berkeley Innovation Forum Conference in Silicon Valley with your team during the Corporate Affiliate Program
Open Innovation Fellowship on the UC Berkeley Campus
Award a top-performing employee by sending them to UC Berkeley for a month (J1 Visa sponsorship included) to work closely with a leading Professor on an Open Innovation research project
Organized Visit to UC Berkeley
Join us on the UC Berkeley campus for a day of Open Innovation workshops by top faculty
Online Open Innovation Workshop for Employees
Foster the Open Innovation mindset across your organization through our Open Innovation 101 workshop
Enjoyed Working with Our Students? Hire Them!
Reduce risk by hiring students who are already familiar with your organization and whom you are already familiar with.
Supervised by Dr. Henry Chesbrough, the Father of Open Innovation
“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.