DAY ONE |
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7:30 – 8:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 – 10:00 |
The Logic of External Sourcing -
How
it provides value:
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Overcoming challenges to pursuing innovation
internally: the three Rs: Resources - Risk - Resistance
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Collecting
the intelligence on emerging markets and technologies that
fuel innovation
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Stimulating
innovation and new ways of thinking within your firm
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Speeding
time to market
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10:00-10:15 |
Break |
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10:15-12:15 |
Technology Scouting -
What it is and how it works:
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The three
basic elements of scouting
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Organizational approaches –
examples of some leading practitioner
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Understanding
your ‘External Sourcing Posture’
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Keys to
effective scouting
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Measuring success – how you
know you are providing value
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12:15-1:30 |
Lunch |
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1:30-5:00 |
Identifying Technology Requirements -
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Developing a
Sourcing Strategy to guide the search – the Technology
Sourcing Matrix
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Project
driven requirements – using creative problem solving to
accelerate developments
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Technology
forecasting – positioning the firm for the future
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Scenarios
and other strategic planning exercises
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Disruptive
technologies – what they are and how to protect yourself
from being ‘disrupted.’
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Using
Technology Scouting to stimulate the ‘fuzzy front end’ of
your development process
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5:00-6:00 |
Networking Reception |
DAY
TWO |
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7:30 - 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 – 12:00 |
Identifying Technology Sources -
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Sources of
information – selected Competitive Technical Intelligence
tools geared to the open innovation model
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Mistakes
firms make when seeking technical solutions externally
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Unexpected
sources of technology – the importance of looking outside
one’s industry
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The art of thinking generically
about your needs
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Assessing
the fit – when is a fit a ‘good fit’
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12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00
–3:00 |
Managing the Transfer -
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Key steps in
collaborative relationships
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Structural
options for leveraging external technology: licenses,
alliances, acquisitions, spin-offs, and contracting
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Managing
Intellectual property – assigning value, attributing credit,
and protecting your interests
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Overcoming internal barriers to
collaboration – the importance of managing the culture
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3:00 – 4:30 |
Action Planning and Wrap-Up |
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4:30 |
Adjourn |
