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

I just received a report out from ATKearney on (Open) Innovation Leaders.  You can get the full report here.
They researched via an online survey more than 250 companies and determined there is as much science as there is art in shaping your Innovation Management agenda.  The theme is externalization and collaboration.  Here at Fluid Innovation we […]

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 […]

Our burgeoning Open Innovation Industry continues to grow. 
We held an industry first Forum in Chicago this week with a number of F500 firms, Open Innovation industry service providers and folks from the Tech Research Industry.  We consciously held the attendee size to just a handful of folks for the initial meeting to ensure a candid […]

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 […]

Where do new ideas come from?  Big Company and University R&D labs, sure.  Guys & Gals in their garage, occasionally.  The reality is and there is some great research on the subject by (insert here) .  It may be surprising but the bulk of new ideas come from people with problems.  To be sure, there […]