Diagnose your current state of Ecosystem fluency and readiness
Co-design a holistic, integrated strategic Ecosystem approach that meets your specific needs and works for your purpose
Tap into our extensive multi-functional network of experts and practitioners to bring the chosen Ecosystem strategy to life
Help you forge the relationships ensuring they are constructive and productive
Guide and support you through the Eco-system Innovation journey toward maximum value creation and extraction
Technology licensing in/out, Joint Ventures, Joint Product Development
Internalized that neither technical nor conventional business, nor legal functions have the skills to build long-term win/win relationships/contracts
Technology licensing with Unicharm diapers
JV with Clorox
Coke, Heinz, Nike, Ford (on top of P&G) to win/win joint development agreement
"Not-invented here"
Lack of Trust with external partners
Lack of Senior Technical
Lack of Commercial Management support & alignment
Lack of experience working externally
Interpersonal, Leadership & Project Management Skills
Poor understanding of legal tool box
Ego-tripping
Complementary core competencies
Champions on all sides
Built into Corporate strategies
Joint Business Plan
Top management support & sponsorship
Organizational Framework
Commercial Reward models - Menu
Pipeline management
An IP & Licensing Strategy
Legal Toolbox
Successful ecosystems require companies to share the very things that they normally closely guard as secrets – very uncomfortable!
Remove the sting from the information sharing and regulates traffic between the partners in order to protect self (Non-disclosure agreements, ...) and protect from other parties' theft (Patents, ...)
Educating the innovators on the IP Toolbox, coaching them to get comfortable to use it creatively and partnering with them is essential for a successful ecosystem