Six leading companies from the pharmaceutical industry have decided to join forces to beat cost pressures. While on the one hand being strong competitors, they on the other hand decided to get together and share best practises in “a bid to improve efficiency and bring down rising operation costs.” This article was brought to our attention by one of our readers; thanks for sharing this example with us, Aravind Ananthakrishnan
Today we have launched our new website. After six years of heavy duty, it is now the time for a new look. The new layout aims, more than last version, to bring together professionals from the field and create fruitful conversation about Open Innovation, Co-Creation and related items. Please, let us know what you think of it. Kind regards, Maurice, Vareska and Jan
The news paper “Financieel Dagblad”, Financial Daily, has recently published an article on Open Innovation. It was based upon several interviews with industry leaders regarding a research paper published by Deloitte earlier this week. The title says it all: “Companies need to collaborate on innovation.” In the article, the author is referring to Open Innovation as “cooperation between organisations and institutions.” The interviewees all mention the need for Open Innovation,
Companies are using more Web 2.0 tools and technologies than they were last year, sometimes for more complex business purposes, according to McKinsey’s second annual survey on Web 2.0. Companies that are satisfied with their use of these tools are starting to see changes throughout the enterprise. Download the article here: Mckinsey July 2008