November 10, 2022
Phil Taylor, Director of Open Innovation and Outreach at Bayer Crop Sciences, shares how he leveraged the digital platform Halo to increase engagement with external sources, like university researchers and startups.
All Open Innovation / Co-Creation
Open innovation and co-creation involve spurring collaborations with customers, suppliers, independent scientists or inventors, etc. These approaches typically work best when:
- You have a specific goal or in mind.
- They are well-promoted, with the help of outside partners.
- They are sustained over a period of years, not months.
- There are tangible economic benefits to partners who choose to work with you.
A good place to start is with our research report, “Best Practices: Co-Creation & Ecosystem Development.”
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