Pre-Conference Short Course
Sunday, June 21
1:00 – 5:00 The Architecture of Collaborative Innovation
Course Leader: Robert Porter Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, The Warren Company; Chairman Emeritus, The Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals, Inc. (ASAP); Author of 5 Books on Strategic Alliances, including “The Architecture of Trust” (to be published in 2009)
This workshop is a hands-on, interactive session in which you will learn and apply the “Architecture of Collaborative Innovation” -- a highly integrated and systematic approach using best practices, principles, and processes that emanate from best practices in strategic alliances, joint innovation, and trust building to drive results in collaborations across organizations and scientific fields. This workshop will use hands-on interactive learning techniques, best practices and innovative strategies and tools. Bring the biggest challenges and obstacles you face in working with your organizations’ Collaborative Innovation initiatives. You are invited to bring members of your own team and prospective consortia members to apply the key principles on the spot. Learn from the workshop leader and each other how to:
Create and Communicate the Strategic Imperative for Your Collaborative Innovation Initiative
Cultivate Innovation Leaders and Build Systems of Trust for Co-Creation
Design and Build an Effective Organizational Structure & Collaborative Culture
Address Legal, Contractual, and Intellectual Property Issues
Adopt Key Performance Processes for Breakthrough Innovation
Use Aligning Metrics & Rewards to Assure Successful Joint Effort
Create Diagnostic Systems to Identify and Address Problems and Assess the Health of Your Collaborative Project