Open innovation is also taking off in Asia. Prof dr Wim Vanhaverbeke, co-author of “Open innovation: Researching a new paradigm” (OUP) visits a number of top universities to give a lecture about Open Innovation. Companies or research institutes who are interested in an appointment can contact him by clicking on the website below. Cases of best practices in managing Open Innovation are welcome too. Schedule: Seoul (Oct 22-23), Tokyo (Oct

From  November  24-28, 2008, the f ifth European course on Corporate Entrepeneurship and Open Innovation will take place at Conference Hotel Willibrordhaeghe in Deurne in the Netherlands. This  course is organized by Ronald Wolf (Philips) and Wim Vanhaverbeke (Hasselt University). Keynote speakers are Henry Chesbrough (UC Berkeley) and Kenneth Morse (MIT). Additional information can be found on the Corporate Entrepreneurship website at: http://www.hitech-projects.com/masterclass/fall

In September 2008, the Bell Mason Group (BMG) organized, by invitation only, for the first time a seminar together with Philips, using its methodology for enterprise venture management. We had also two very successful sessions in October last year. This year again, The Bell Mason Group (BMG) and Philips will give the one-day seminar A Venture Framework and Actionable Methodology for Corporate Business Development, on June 16 as well as

EURAM 2007: 16-19 May 2007   From 16 to 19 May 2007, the Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Management was held in Paris, France. During this meeting, participants could choose between two tracks on Open Innovation: Managing Open Innovation through Online Communities (by Linus Dahlanders, Lars Fredriksen, and Francesco Rullani) and Open Innovation (by Oliver Gassmann, Wim Vanhaverbeke, Ellen Enkel and Vareska van de Vrande). In the last track,

Innovation no longer comes from within a company but through collaborative ‘open’ efforts and partnership. This three day course will give you the understanding, knowledge, and practical sills for applying open innovation in your organisation. You will get chance to explore how to work more effectively with suppliers and customers to speed up the innovation process and make it more reliable, more effective and less costly. Who should attend: -