Be part of our Ecosystem of Innovators
Read more on the benefits of Open Innovation and how you can take part
Who can take part in Open Innovation?
innovation driven enterprisescorporatesacademicsstartups & scaleups
enthusiasts
What is Open Innovation?
In order for businesses to grow, scale, diversify and remain competitive they must continuously look at ways in which they can improve their processes, systems, services, business models and ways of doing business.
In traditional closed innovation models, companies rely primarily on their internal research and development (R&D) departments for ideation, developing new products or services, and bringing them to market.
Open Innovation is all about seeking out external input and partnerships. The approach nurtures internal & external ideas, is open to adopting new technologies and welcomes diverse expertise into your organisation.
Taking part in Open Innovation can accelerate innovation and unlock new areas of competitive advantage by harnessing the power of collective intelligence by tapping into a diverse network of internal and external sources.
How to get involved?
Hackathons & Innovation Challenges
Collaborative problem-solving initiatives that connect those with innovation challenges with thinkers, designers problem solvers and enthusiasts with interdisciplinary backgrounds to work on co-creating solutions to the challenge identified.
Hackathons take place over a few consecutive days whereas innovation challenges take place across a few weeks/months depending on the complexity of the challenge.
Benefits of being part of Open Innovation
access knowledge & talentco-creation
commercialise opportunitiesiterative & agile
reduce costsaccelerate developmentOpen Innovation in Action
techireland's national ai challenge - alpha innovation were regional partners
examples from nasa, lego and the us department of defence
recap on the city of london's challenge focused on cyber & ai
