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Managing Interfaces in Open Innovation Projects Marco Sgroi So.Tel srl

Once upon a time..

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+ Flow of knowledge and information - Cost of innovation + Competition - Time to market

Technology Big Bang

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“Open innovation is the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation and expand the markets for external use of innovation, respectively” (H. Chesborough)

The Era of Open Innovation

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Research Centers

Government

Startups

Accelerators

PMI

Customers

Investors

Spinoffs Suppliers Large companies

Stakeholders

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Rule #1: Internal and external resources must be managed differently

Managing Interfaces

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Rule #2: Absorb and transfer knowledge

Time is money Extend knowledge

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MIND THE CULTURAL GAP

Rule #3: Use an interpreter

Rule #4: Respect nature

Company size matters

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Rule #5: Build teams with subject experts

Look into the future

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Colosseo Structural Monitoring Project

My experience

Changing PM role

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Develop a corporate culture open to external contributions

Define plans taking in account interface complexities and misalignments

Build multidisciplinary and multicultural teams

My Recommendations

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Thank you! Marco Sgroi marco@marcosgroi.com