Viewpoints about 'Collaborative Innovation'

Mick Broekhof, Tom Warren Contribute to New Innovation Book

December 6th, 2011 | by Kalypso

Kalypso Europe founding partner Mick Broekhof and Kalypso partner Tom Warren continue to add to their growing thought leadership repertoires with their contributions to the new book Innopreneur: 101 Chronicles on How Circumstance, Preparation and Brilliance Advance Innovation (available now in paperback and Kindle e-book).

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Topics: Blog, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation Authors, Innovation Books, Innovation Strategy, Mick Broekhof, Tom Warren

2011 SPIKE Award Announcements

Featuring videos of the winners!

October 18th, 2011 | by Amy Kenly

Did you miss the live 2011 SPIKE Award announcements? Don't worry, we recorded it for you! Watch the full presentation and hear from the winners themselves. Visit www.spikesummit.com any time to view all the presentations from the 2011 Social Product innovation Summit. Read More

Topics: Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Consumer Goods, CPG, Innovation, Product Development, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards, Strategy

How Can Companies Set the Stage for Success with Social Innovation?

July 12th, 2011 | by Amy Kenly

In this clip from the webcast Five Steps to Create a Social Innovation Culture, Amy Kenly discusses how companies can create a culture for using social media in product development and innovation. Sound like something you're doing? Check out the 2011 Spike Awards and tell us your story! Read More

Topics: Amy Kenly, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Cross-functional Teams, Culture, Innovation, Marketing, Product Development, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social Media Events, Social Networking, Social Product Innovation, Social Technology

The Need for Portfolio Management in the Co-Creation Process

June 28th, 2011 | by Zach Friedman

I think Michael Norton, Jack Nickell, and Zach Smith said it best when they collectively claimed that co-creation is "opesociacollaberaticreatinnovatcrowdsourccommunitengagementifaction".

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Topics: Co-create, Co-creation, Co-Development, CoCreatePDMA, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Open Innovation, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Innovation, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Social Technologies, Social Technology, Spike, Strategy

How Will You Create a Social Innovation Culture?

June 27th, 2011 | by Amy Kenly

Like any new business initiative, incorporating social product innovation strategy and technology into existing innovation and product development processes is likely to encounter resistance and lack of support.

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Topics: Amy Kenly, Co-create, Co-creation, Co-Development, CoCreatePDMA, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Culture, PDMA, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Innovation Culture, Social Media, Social Media Articles, Social Media Events, Social Networking, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Social Technologies, Social Technology, Spike, Spike Awards

Social Media and Product Development: What’s Stopping Us?

April 18th, 2011 | by Amy Kenly | 1 comment

Many of us have seen those “Did You Know?” videos on YouTube. With millions of views, these compelling videos give facts and stats on globalization in the information age, demonstrating the pervasiveness of social media as a medium for collaboration, knowledge sharing, open discussion and relationship building.

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Topics: Amy Kenly, Blog, Co-create, Co-creation, Co-Development, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Enterprise 2.0, Innovation, Kalypso Research, Kalypso Spike, PDMA, Product Development, Product Development Teams, Product Innovation, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Media Events, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards, Web 2.0

Winning with Collaborative Innovation: Transforming the Manufacturer-Retailer Partnership

October 19th, 2010 | by Mike Friedman and Helayne Angelus

This panel recording from the 2010 Argyle Retail & Consumer Products Forum explores leading practices for developing a successful collaborative partnership while addressing common challenges and barriers between manufacturers and retailers. Read More

Topics: Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Consumer, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, Helayne Angelus, Innovation, Innovation Culture, Innovation Leadership, Innovation Strategy, Innovation Teams, Manufacturers, Manufacturing, Mike Friedman, Podcast, Retail, Retailers

Forget Cooperation, Let’s Talk Collaboration

Beverage Spectrum

May 27th, 2010 | by Mike Friedman and Helayne Angelus | 2 comments

This Beverage Spectrum article by Debbie Wildrick interviews Kalypso's Mike Friedman and Helayne Angelus on collaborative innovation in the beverage market. Read More

Topics: Article, Coca Cola, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Helayne Angelus, Manufacturing, Mike Friedman, Private Brands, Private Label, Retail, Retailers

FMI 2010

Collaborative Innovation for Private Brands

May 5th, 2010 | by Jenna Dudevoir

Attending Food Marketing Institute's FMI 2010 next week in Las Vegas? Catch George Young's presentation in the Private Brands pavilion on Tuesday, May 11 at 8AM on implementing a collaborative innovation strategy for private brands.

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Topics: Blog, Collaborative Innovation, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, F&B, FMI, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, George Young, Innovation, Private Brands, Retail, Retailers

Client Snapshot: 5 Practices for Successful Co-Development

April 28th, 2010 | by Noel Sobelman | 1 comment

Moving away from DIY (“do it yourself”) innovation and collaborating with development partners outside an organization’s four walls is nothing new. Today’s companies are proactively teaming up with customers, suppliers, and universities to develop new products and solutions, and this trend is continuing to grow.  However, too many companies are approaching this “co-development” with an ad hoc or opportunistic approach, and as a result, are only achieving pockets of success. Read More

Topics: Co-Development, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Cooperative Development, Healthcare, Innovation, Perspective, Quality Management, R&D, Supply Chain

Collaborative Innovation: How to Partner For Profit With Retailers

March 2010 Food Manufacturing column

March 15th, 2010 | by George Young

This March 2010 Food Manufacturing column examines four actionable steps food and beverage manufacturers can take to implement a successful collaborative innovation strategy with retailers. Read More

Topics: Article, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Consumer Goods, Consumer Insights, Consumer Products, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Joint Business Planning, Open Innovation, Organizational Alignment, Retail, Retailers

The Private Brand Revolution: The Manufacturers’ Playbook to Drive Brand Demand

February 17th, 2010 | by George Young

As retailers continue expanding their private brand strategies, here are five strategies food and beverage manufacturers should consider adding to their playbooks to drive demand for their brands. Read More

Topics: Article, Brand Strategies, Collaborative Innovation, Disruptive Innovation, F&B, Food and Beverage, George Young, Innovation, Manufacturing, Own Label, Pricing, Private Brands, Private Label, Retail, Retailers, Value, Value Management

Before You Partner With Others, Get Your Own House In Order

January 26th, 2010 | by Mick Broekhof

Many CPG companies are jumping into the hot field of external collaboration. In this article, we examine why that frequently fails and what companies should consider before aligning with a partner. Read More

Topics: Collaborative Innovation, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, Mick Broekhof, Perspective, Retail

PLM Vivo for Retail

November 16th, 2009 | by Kalypso

Kalypso's rapid product lifecycle management (PLM) implementation for the retail industry enables companies to reduce the time, investment and effort to deploy PLM. Read More

Topics: Agile, Brochure, Collaborative Innovation, Implementation, Innovation, Oracle, Own Brands, PLM, PLM Vivo, Private Brands, Product Lifecycle Management, Retail, Retail Vivo, Store Brands, Vivo, Vivo Solutions

Collaborative Innovation: How CPG Manufacturers & Retailers Can Partner for Profit

October 29th, 2009 | by Mike Friedman and Helayne Angelus

Kalypso conducted a research study with thirty global consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, and brokers to better understand how manufacturers and retailers are working together to drive profitability and deliver innovative products. Read More

Topics: Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Consumer, Consumer Goods, CPG, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Go to Market, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Joint Business Planning, Open Innovation, Organizational Alignment, Partnerships, Perspective, Retail, Retailers

How to Win with Collaborative Innovation

October 13th, 2009 | by George Young and Helayne Angelus

Panel recording from Argyle Retail & Consumer Products Forum, September 30, 2009 featuring Julie Hamilton, president of Walmart for Coca-Cola North America; Karen Sadick, executive vice president of merchandising, Aerosoles; and Cameron Jones, vice president R&D information management and information technology, Unilever. Read More

Topics: Aerosoles, Coca Cola, Collaborative Innovation, Consumer Products, CPG, George Young, Helayne Angelus, Innovation, Open Innovation, Podcast, Retail, Unilever

Collaborative Innovation in CPG

September 29th, 2009 | by Kalypso

Collaborative innovation is an open innovation strategy that enables consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and retailers to partner for profit and provide shoppers and consumers with more innovative offerings. Read More

Topics: Brochure, Collaborative Innovation, CPG, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Open Innovation, Retail