Dates & Location:
 June 4-5, 2007 / Cambridge, MA

10 KEY BENEFITS —
In this in-depth, interactive session, you will learn:

1. How to implement Open Innovation using the “Want, Find, Get, Manage” Model

2. To determine what resources your firm Wants to access externally

3. How to Find the resources you “Want”

4. How to Get those resources rapidly using the Alliance Framework

5. How leading firms Manage collaborative relationships to success

6. How to overcome special problems with collaborative R&D relationships

7. How to deal with Open Innovation relationships that are not meeting expectations

8. How firms are linking with the Venture Capital community to find the “next big thing”

9. How to become your industry’s Partner of Choice

10. About tools, metrics, and management techniques that tie the whole process together

6 KEY DELIVERABLES —
Specifically you will receive:

1. Hands-on guidance and advice from a leading expert, including recommendations for your unique challenges and opportunities

2. Proven framework for implementing Open Innovation

3. Survey results to benchmark your organization’s progress with that of others

4. A complimentary signed copy of Reinventing Corporate Growth by Gene Slowinski, Ph.D.

5. Full set of reference materials which you may share with others in your firm

6. New network of peers and colleagues to exchange ideas now and after the session ends