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Wednesday, April 08, 2015

NineSigma and Open Source Innovation

Listened in on a talk from NineSigma.  Slides. Had been a while since I have connected with them.  I like their direction:

" ... Dr. Mehran Mehregany founded NineSigma in 2000 on the premise that industry needed an effective means for broadcasting corporate needs to potential solution providers to stay ahead of the technology curve, similar to the methods employed by the U.S. Government research group, DARPA. ... 

The concept of looking beyond one's four walls to find novel solutions and ideas to internal research challenges didn't firmly take root until the early 2000's. NineSigma was at the forefront, and continues to be at the forefront, of this growing business strategy that is now widely adopted within the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

NineSigma is responsible for a large part of how open innovation is practiced today and continues to evolve its offerings and organization to ensure that your organization will be prepared to move to the next level of open innovation capability, regardless of where you are today. ... " 

More at NineSigma.

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