What are the corporate financial and strategic motives for open innovation?
What open innovation requires from a company and what kind of challenges are related to open innovation?
What is the connection of business and technology strategy for open innovation activities?
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Professor Marko Torkkeli Professor, Technology and Business Innovations at Lappeenranta University of Technology Docent of Technology-based Business at University of Jyväskylä Docent of Technology and Innovation Management at Helsinki University of Technology Visiting Researcher at INESC Porto Associate at Enterprizer Technologies Ltd Researcher at Open Innovation platform Member at Finnish Co-Entrepreneurs SKY ry Director, Publications at ISPIM International Society for Professional Innovation Management CEO at Marko Torkkeli Inc. |
In Professor Torkkeli’s training session we will also address the following issues related to open innovation:
- The fundamental definitions and concept of open innovation - do we understand it too narrowly?
- Modes of inbound open innovation, i.e. external acquisition of knowledge, and outbound open innovation, i.e.
external exploitation of knowledge - Process models of inbound and outbound open innovation. The role and importance of the individual process phases
- Identifying open innovation activities in real life firms
Target group:
People with a higher education (university or polytechnic) in North Karelia and students of the University of Eastern Finland. Also exchange students of the UEF and the North Karelian University of Applied Sciences are warmly welcomed. The seminar is free of charge for the target group.
Place:
University of Eastern Finland, Aurora -building, room AU202 (2. floor), Yliopistokatu 2. It's also possible to follow the seminar via the Internet.
