The More Networks We Analyze, The Better It Gets

André Vermeij

A Billboard in Sydney

“Internet.org is a Facebook-led

initiative bringing together

technology leaders, nonprofits and

local communities to connect the

two thirds of the world that

doesn’t have internet access”

Mehtar & Mostak’s Story

Connected Inventors

Collaborated on wind turbine

operated water pump

Mehtar Mostak

The More Inventors...

...We Connect...

...The Better (or more colorful) It Gets!

Connected Inventors and Technologies in 3 Dutch multinationals

So Who Are Connected Already?

Let’s take a look at Apple’s History

Covered by Co.Design

How Apple Evolved (I)

How Apple Evolved (II)

Even Cooler When Interactive!

Click, zoom and pan your

way around the networks

at

http://www.kenedict.com/

blog

How About Dutch Technology?

Connecting Technologies

Shared technology

classification, inventor, keyword,

organization, citation...

Technology/Patent 1 Technology/Patent 2

The Dutch Technology Network

~6000 patent families in 2014

~3500 shown in largest

cluster, over 33000

connections

So Who’s Where? Some cool insights:

Philips’ clusters are clearly

separated, in line with their

recently announced split

DSM acts as a key hub for

an integrated Dutch tech

landscape

Agricultural innovation quite

secluded

The More Networks We Analyze?

The Better It Gets

Competitive

Intelligence

Personnel

Search

Policy

Research

IdeationKnowledge

Management

Partner &

Supplier

Search

There’s a lot of

connected data!

And many ways to

benefit!

Many applicable

industries and segments

Corporates

R&D Institutes

Universities

Startups

Any

Innovation-

based Industry

The brothers in a few years?

Connected to the internet and able

to obtain and share knowledge

Mehtar & Mostak as part of an

integrated knowledge network of

agricultural inventors in rural India

Thanks!

Get in touch:

andre.vermeij@kenedict.com

06-45956845