Innovation in large enterprises has never been more important ― and IT-driven collaboration models are enabling a new dynamism in the way products, services and processes are created. Click on the links below, and log in to our Members’ Area, for access to this series of downloads examining how CIOs can leverage open innovation techniques to add immense value to both public and private-sector organizations.

Open innovation — Analysis

An in-depth examination of how wider collaboration fosters business value. Includes contributions from: Bruno Ménard, VP of information systems, Sanofi-Aventis; Peter Strickx, CTO, Fedict, Belgium; Jean-Séverin Lair, CIO, French Ministry of Culture; David Mann, head of innovation, Directgov, UK; Josh Bernoff, co-author, Groundswell; Stephen Shapiro, chief innovation evangelist, InnoCentive.

Open innovation — Boardroom View

Best Buy EVP Kal Patel on why leaders must “expect and inspect” to promote a culture of collaborative innovation.

Open innovation — Case Study

How Procter & Gamble built an open innovation ecosystem to source more than half of its new products.

Open innovation — Barometer

How are organizations leveraging IT-enabled external collaborations to drive innovation? Expert viewpoints from IT leaders including: Nazaré Lopes Bretas, director of IS, Brazil’s Ministry of Planning; Justin Ziegler, CIO, PriceMinister; and Frank De Saer, ICT director, Federal Dept of the Economy, Belgium.

Open innovation — Data Feed

Key facts and research outlining the open innovation landscape.