Newsletter - December 07
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At
a recent NESTA Open Innovation Lab event, where GBPA Chairman Philip
Anderson participated, the godfather of open innovation Dr Henry
Chesbrough spoke about the drivers for and logic of open innovation. From
the discussions, some fundamentals emerged:
If
conference speaking demand is a fair indicator, there is growing interest
in how to achieve innovation through more effective partnering and
collaboration. In the last few months alone, Philip Anderson was invited
to speak at three conferences all with an innovation theme. The power
of collaborative innovation was his chosen topic. And it seems that
interest in this subject is gathering a much wider momentum, as the Power
of Collaborative Innovation is also the chosen theme of the World Economic
Forum's 2008 annual forum in Davos. In
his presentations, Philip introduced GBPA's Collaborative Innovation
Spectrum - this is a framework for organisations to assess how open or
closed they are for innovation, and during the course of 2008 GBPA will be
running a Discovery project to surface insights into the key
factors that enable organisations to move from a potentially closed to a
more open state. To
find out more about this Discovery Project or to take part in
future Discoveries, contact Sue O'Connor soconnor@gbpalliance.com | ||
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There are three GBPA Special Interest Forums (SIFs) in London
during February. All these events are morning sessions (09:00 to 11:30):
To
register for any of these SIFs, contact Sue O'Connor soconnor@gbpalliance.com | ||
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At
a recent GBPA evening event hosted by Dresdner Kleinwort in London, the
impact of language on business relationships was
explored. The focus of discussion centred on the interpretation of words, the
use of jargon, the style of language and the particular points in the
development of a relationship when language is critical. During the
session many insights emerged, such as:
Remember that language and building relationships are intertwined;
therefore it is imperative to clarify and agree acceptable terminology for
the relationship, and build language into the ongoing review of your
business relationships. Also, language is evolving all the time - a white
coffee is now a Latte, and indeed may be wet or dry. In Australia it would
be a 'Flat White'! The key message is not to be intimidated by different
jargon, and always ask the question 'what does it mean?'
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We look forward to the participation of members and guests in the GBPA programme in 2008. As always, please contact Sue O'Connor to feedback any comments on this eNews, for more information or to register for an event. soconnor@gbpalliance.com
With best wishes from the GBPA team for a very
Happy Christmas
 Global Business Partnership Alliance email: soconnor@gbpalliance.com
phone: +
44 (0)207 194 8111
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