I just returned from a recent trip to Los Angeles with my son.  He would like to go to film school to become a director/writer and LA is THE place to learn of course.  So what does that have to do with Fluid Innovation or Open Innovation?

As luck would have it, I have some business […]

Today’s Wall Street Journal reports on IBM’s CEO Sam Palmisano who was presenting to Capital Hill on the benefits of the Obama team earmarking a portion of their stimulus package for IT investments.  Here. This is exactly what I mentioned in my last blog post about making those investments in technology…. 
I’ve included a quote below […]

I came across an article in IndustryWeek with some great stats and insight into the change CEOs of midsize companies are planning for 2009.  The article, written by Steve Solazzo, General Manager, IBM General Business, is based on a survey of 1,130 CEOs of midsized companies. Mr. Solazzo notes that “85% of CEOs are making partnering a top priority … to […]

I am flying home from a west coast sales swing tonight and I read a blurb in USA Today mentioning a job swap between Google and Proctor & Gamble.  It appears that two Tide detergent product managers swapped with two “officials” from Google since January.  Not certain it was front page Money section worthy however, […]

Licensing Executive Society annual conference is next Sunday-Thursday in Orlando.  This will be my first.  I am looking forward to seeing how our “industry” looks up close.  I did notice that in the conference guide the year’s topics have taken on a pharma-dominated tone.  Maybe it was omniscient with the economy heading south so hard […]

One of our clients, Littlearth, Inc. who is a very small innovator is on the move I am happy to report.  Because of their persistence we are seeing real interest from a number of firms that want to partner with them in a very strategic way.  It  is rewarding to see how Fluid is now […]

I don’t normally just add a link with no commentary, but this article by Anna Salleh interviewing John Wilbanks, of Science Commons - a project of Creative Commons stands on its own. 
Here is the link to the story on ABC Science.
 Have a great weekend.
Tom Hochstatter

We are in them midst of a site redesign so I can’t post our latest whitepaper.  I wanted to share a teaser and ask that if you would like the full version just email me and I’ll shoot it over to you…
Abstract:  “The Weightless Economy”
Without any of the fanfare that has accompanied the phenomenon of […]

I have blogged about this topic recently but feel compelled to revisit until I think senior executives at my clients and prospective clients (the general population) share a broader meaning of Open Innovation (OI).  It’s a big term with a nested description and my fear is that the term gets “jargon’ed” into meaning nothing because people […]

Of course I can’t get into too many details but I just wanted to share a couple of data points within our business that continue to reinforce that open innovation is on the right trajectory and I want to offer the uninitiated to get on board now.
I blogged about the “Fortune 1,000,000″ as being my […]