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TECH TALK X, 25 February 2025, 12.00 PM CET by https://digital.insead.edu
Open innovation is now a standard part of corporate strategy, yet making it deliver results at scale remains a challenge. In this TECH TALK, Giacomo Silvestri (ENI) shares how open innovation works in practice in a large, asset-heavy and regulated organization, including when to push forward, pause or stop. He is joined by Benjamin N. Haddad (Accenture), who brings a cross-industry perspective on why many initiatives stall at the pilot stage and how organisations can refocus on outcomes. Moderated by Vibha Gaba, The Berghmans Lhoist Chaired Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership at INSEAD, the discussion moves beyond idea sourcing to focus on what success looks like, how to build credible pathways from incubation to scale and how to manage the interface between open innovation initiatives and the core business.
Why watch:
• Understand why many open innovation efforts fail to scale
• Learn how organisations make clearer choices, including mandate clarity, success metrics, decision rights and governance that preserves speed while maintaining accountability.
• Explore how AI can help and where it doesn’t.
Visit digital@INSEAD for more resources on global digital transformation: https://digital.insead.edu/
• Sign up for INSEAD programmes on digital transformation and innovation: https://www.insead.edu/executive-education
• Visit digital@INSEAD for more resources on global digital transformation: https://digital.insead.edu/
• Visit INSEAD Knowledge for general expert opinions and management insights: https://knowledge.insead.edu/
• Join the INSEAD community on the Learning Hub: https://www.insead.edu/learning-hub
TECH TALK X, 25 February 2025, 12.00 PM CET by https://digital.insead.edu
Open innovation is now a standard part of corporate strategy, yet making it deliver results at scale remains a challenge. In this TECH TALK, Giacomo Silvestri (ENI) shares how open innovation works in practice in a large, asset-heavy and regulated organization, including when to push forward, pause or stop. He is joined by Benjamin N. Haddad (Accenture), who brings a cross-industry perspective on why many initiatives stall at the pilot stage and how organisations can refocus on outcomes. Moderated by Vibha Gaba, The Berghmans Lhoist Chaired Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership at INSEAD, the discussion moves beyond idea sourcing to focus on what success looks like, how to build credible pathways from incubation to scale and how to manage the interface between open innovation initiatives and the core business.
Why watch:
• Understand why many open innovation efforts fail to scale
• Learn how organisations make clearer choices, including mandate clarity, success metrics, decision rights and governance that preserves speed while maintaining accountability.
• Explore how AI can help and where it doesn’t.
Visit digital@INSEAD for more resources on global digital transformation: https://digital.insead.edu/
• Sign up for INSEAD programmes on digital transformation and innovation: https://www.insead.edu/executive-education
• Visit digital@INSEAD for more resources on global digital transformation: https://digital.insead.edu/
• Visit INSEAD Knowledge for general expert opinions and management insights: https://knowledge.insead.edu/
• Join the INSEAD community on the Learning Hub: https://www.insead.edu/learning-hub
