I don’t know if any of you are fans of the hit TV game show, Cash Cab on Discovery.  It is hosted by Ben Bailey.  I love trivia so the concept appeals to me along with the random nature of participation which appeals to the treasure hunter in me too.  I’m always on the look out for Ben and his mini-van taxi when in New York City.  I’ll be in NYC next week Ben if you are reading.  I digress.

On my last (best) trip I also met with a leading edge Open Innovation, or more specifically Service Innovation consulting group out of Alexandria, VA - Peer Insight.  It was co-founded by Tim Ogilvie and Jeneanne Rae about five years ago.  Read up on them on their site I won’t rehash their vitals.  Jeneanne is also a regular contributor to BusinessWeek in said areas.

I mention them, beyond the fact that both Tim and Jeneanne are fascinating and super bright individuals, because they have nailed down an exceptional model for service economy corporations looking to innovate.  Quick test:  are you breathing, yes;  are you in business, yes.  Then your corporation is in the service economy.  I won’t give away the goods here; you should contact them and ask for their white paper entitled: “The Six Secrets to Business Model Exploration”.  Kudos to Gordon Hui, VP of Consulting @ PI…

For us at Fluid, we are working hard behind the scenes to know as many industry leaders as we can to learn and exchange best practices ideas that will shape the Open Innovation industry.  Better yet we have an idea to assemble the best of Open Innovation for the masses.

If you have experience working with the best and brightest in this business I want to know about them.  Thus the street shout out…

Tom