Engines of Innovation Source Site


	Please Note: this website is scheduled for a major revision & upgrade in late summer, 2011 based on our new work: Trusted to Innovate

		OUR MISSION


Generate Continuous Flows of Profitable Innovation from Alliance Partners, Strategic Suppliers & Outsourcers.

		OUR VALUE PROPOSITION


	Double your Flow of Innovation from Outside Sources Create a Vital Source of New Revenues Impact the Bottom Line Dramatically

Â We specialize in providing Best Processes & Best Practices to
ACCELERATE INNOVATION when two or more organizations are linked together in an
alliance, value network, outsourcing arrangement, or supply chain.
For larger organizations, the opportunity is typically worth billions.
For smaller companies, it is the critical difference between merely surviving, or thriving.

SPECIAL FEATURES


	Engines of Innovation Best Practices Study Over 100 New Practices, Pilot Results Successful .... Read More The Innovator’s Challenge Having Difficulties Starting Your Innovation Engine? Read More Our Success: Because we focus on Best Practices, we can: Roll Out Innovation Rapidly & Replicate Success Increase the Success Rate by a factor of 2-3X Create Uniform Language, Architecture, & Processes across Global Business Units .... Read More Innovation is Important, but Not Urgent: Sadly, most companies are quickly falling behind the competition .... Read More

SPECIAL EVENTS

Engines of Innovation Workshops open to the public are being scheduled around the country:

Silicon Valley Innovation Workshop -- This program produced outstanding results. See the Feedback!-- May 24th.

Conference Board -- 1/2 day workshop for Supply Chains:” Chicago, June 14th

Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals -- 1 Day Workshop Chicago, June 20th at Marrott O’Hare (note changed date)

Silicon Valley Innovation Institute -- Palo Alto, October 20 -- more information later

If your Organization would like to sponsor a workshop, just Contact Us and we will be happy help organize one with you.

		SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS


	Aug 22 Business Week Magazine Highlights the Value of Our Innovation Strategy Does Innovation have a Bottom Line Impact? Read Business Week’s Verdict See the impact at P&G Deep Concerns:future lack of Innovation Large IT Outsourcing Supplier & Customers Benefit Enormously from Innovation Best Practices Pilot Programs in both Small and Global Companies have produced exceptional results in the following industries: Insurance Chemicals Pharmaceuticals Consumer Products Client Feedback: Read More Are you a Champion of Innovation? Find out what it takes.

KEY PRINCIPLES

Innovation is the MOST SUSTAINABLE SOURCE of COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ALLIANCE PARTNERS & STRATEGIC SUPPLIERS are:

Often the LEAST COSTLY, LEAST RISKY & FASTEST SOURCE of Innovation
An UNTAPPED WELLSPRING of Innovation

Great Innovation comes from the SYNERGY of ALIGNED DIFFERENTIALS in THINKING
COLLABORATION & CO-CREATION are Essential

In the interest of expanding the field of knowledge, we’ve placed a large amount of information to help build our Client’s Innovation Engines, enabling you to design & build the strategies, structures, and systems that catalyze the co-creative spirit across organizational boundaries.

If you Need to Make a Presentation to Management about the Importance of Innovation, 
You may download this PowerPoint Presentation in PDF Format:
Key Questions & Issues for Executives regarding Alliances as Engines of Innovation

Engines of Innovation is a service of The Warren Company, which has been serving the strategic alliance, business development, and supply management professions since 1982. Our work in undertanding the “Architecture of Cooperation” has resulted in enormous shifts in success rates of Strategic Alliances and Supplier Innovation in Supply Chain Management. Copyright 1990-2006 The Warren Company

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