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 […]

Things are much easier on the web today with the innovation of search engines for information, online marketplaces like ebay for unique items or eharmony for dates.  The same can be said for innovation, there is so much out there but it is often simply not in the hands of the people or companies that […]

I am also happy to report that not only is it fun but it is getting easier to make open innovation a reality.  There is a certain pride and accomplishment that comes with taking a technology developed by one person or a group that may have significant commercial viability but is not being marketed and sold by the company […]

Well it has been a crazy 2 months here at Fluid Innovation.  Things are really heating up in the Open Innovation landscape and we are ready to get the word out.  Expect a lot of exciting announcements from Fluid Innovation about new clients, completed technology commercialization deals and creative new partnerships which will be hitting the […]

It is an interesting question, and to clarify, I am talking about the process of taking a promising idea or invention and bringing it to the commercial market (note that invention is an entirely different topic altogether – Innovation Zen has is a nice article on the difference).  Our goal at Fluid Innovation is to create a market for […]

Welcome to the Fluid Innovation blog.  We hope to share with you a variety of perspectives on Open Innovation, technology, commercialization, intellectual property and probably some random thoughts and ideas that pique our interest.
So who is Fluid Innovation and what is Open Innovation all about?   The term was coined by Dr. Chesbrough at UC Berkley, […]