Public Course: Succeeding in Open Innovation – NineSigma

Succeeding in Open Innovation – A Practical Guide for Solution Seekers and Providers
A one day course presented by David Feitler, NineSigma, USA

Date: 16 November 2010
Click here to register for the course online

1. Course Objective

What will I gain from this programme?

• Knowledge needed to inform others in my organisation about Open Innovation
• Tools to define good projects for OI
• Means to assess your organisations readiness for OI
• How to respond well to an OI request
• How to evaluate a response to your request
• How to be a partner of choice

2. Course Programme

Workshop themes

• Innovation and Open Innovation

• The Open Innovation Ecology

• Open Innovation- Projects vs .Programmes:

• Needs – define and assess what we take outside

• Connect – how to connect with the global innovation community

• Assess – Determining the value of what is found

• Acquire – Building an alliance with a partner

• Participatory exercises on needs selection, responding to requests, evaluating responses and being a partner of choice

• Tools and metrics

Pro forma agenda

9:00 Introduction and objectives
9:15 Who are we? (Warm up workshop)
9:45 Innovation and Open Innovation
10:45 Break
11:00 Needs and connect
11:30 Needs definition workshop (Workshop I)
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Report from Workshop I
1:15 Assess and acquire
2:15 Break
2:30 Assessment workshop
3:30 Report from Workshop II
3:45 Partner of Choice (Maybe role-play workshop)
4:15 OI readiness- seekers and providers
5:00 Wrap-up / next steps

3. Course Presenter

Dr David Feitler

Dr. David Feitler has served NineSigma in the capacity of Principal Program Architect from their European offices since February 2009. He joined NineSigma in the Fall of 2006 after a nearly 30 year career in the Chemical Industry that spanned large and small, public and private firms, International Consulting (India, China) and entrepreneurial activities. Open Innovation has been a constant feature of Dr. Feitler’s industrial career, from seeking and applying external resources to company objectives, to being a solution provider, offering consulting services and innovative technology. Technology development programs under his leadership used OI methods to achieve millions of dollar in annual profit contributions. His responsibilities build on that experience and include Open Innovation Program design, training, execution and general support of the growth and development of the European Office.

Dr. Feitler received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Chemistry and in Mathematics/Applied Science from the University of California at Los Angeles. He holds seven US patents.

4. Costs, Payment and Registration

Cost: R1 950 per person. Fee includes course refreshments including lunch, parking and printed course note slides.

The registration process is as follows:

• Click here to register for the course online
• RIIS will email confirmation of registration to you, as well as a Tax Invoice.
• Proceed with payment AFTER you have received the Tax Invoice.
• Electronic payments must reflect the invoice number as reference for your payment.

Please note that upfront payment is required.

RIIS Banking Details

Bank: First National Bank
Branch: 252045
Account Holder: RIIS
Account number: 62129349644

5. Cancellation Fees

A cancellation fee equal to 50% of the course fee will be applicable if delegates cancel after 3 November 2010. Should booked delegates not arrive for the course the full fee would be applicable. Please provide all cancellations in writing to riette@riis.co.za.

6. Course Venue

The Innovation Hub
Off Hotel Street (Opposite CSIR)
Brummeria
Pretoria
0087

7. Contact Information

Riette van Schalkwyk
riette@riis.co.za
Download the PDF here: Public Course – Succeeding in Open Innovation – Dr David Feitler, NineSigma

Cape Town Business Building...

The Business Building 2012 Workshop Series with a ICT and Mobile focus presented over two days in Cape Town on 30 & 31 May 2012. All sectors welcome to attend.

Latest Events

Business Building Workshop 12 June 2012 Pretoria

12 June 2012 at the Innovation Hub in Pretoria -‘Preparing Yourself for the Entrepreneurial Journey’ by Coen Bester and ‘Future technologies and Business modelling for your business’ by Dr Anthon Botha and ‘The role of ICT within SME’s in Gauteng and the Knowledge Economy’ by Lloyd Modimogale.

Cape Town Business Building Workshop with ICT and Mobile focus 30 & 31 May 2012