Consulting
In recent years I have worked together with a wide range of clients from supranational and national organizations as well as private firms (including US Fortune 50 corporations).
Below, please find a set of questions I am currently addressing or have addressed together with corporate partners in the past that may be of interest in your firm's context as well.
Intellectual Property
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How to actively incorporate the use of patents, trademarks, and copyrights into your business/corporate strategy
(Read the following practitioner-oriented article if you want to learn more about this topic: Strategic Management of Intellectual Property) -
How to structure your organization to optimally compete in an environment where patents and trademarks are drivers of success (Read the following practitioner-oriented article if you want to learn more about this topic: How Executives Can Enhance IP Strategy and Performance)
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How to outsource patent-related activities to external lawyers in a smart way (Read the following practitioner-oriented article if you want to learn more about this topic: Patently (Un) Clear)
- How to value your portfolio of patent rights
R&D Strategy
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How to shape the R&D process in order to create value that can be appropriated. Please consult the June 2008 issue of Harvard Business Review
Innovation Management at Large
- How to design an organization that effectively filters employee suggestions for innovation? Read my latest article in Sloan Management Review on the subject.
General Strategy
- How to adjust your business model in times when open innovation gains more commercial traction. Read my article in McKinsey Quarterly
- How to restructure your existing business model ("strategic innovation") to boost profitability in your existing market
Please feel free to contact me along the various lines of interest to enquire about availability.
