Haas School Professor Henry Chesbrough, PhD 97, who has pioneered a new business paradigm called "open innovation," has been selected as the first alumnus to receive the school's new Leading Through Innovation Award. Chesbrough has been selected to receive the new award in recognition of his pioneering scholarly efforts in open innovation, innovation in the […]
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Insuring against the risks of innovation: a new way to view asset pricing
“Innovation” immediately denotes brilliance and discovery. In the realm of asset pricing, however, innovation can become a risk. UC Berkeley’s Nicolae Gârleanu, assistant professor, Haas School of Business, created a financial model that reveals a “shock” of innovation at a given company decreases human capital in competing companies that do not innovate. Consequently, asset pricing […]
Students to Work With Bicycle Maker Specialized In Innovation Challenge
The Design and Innovation Strategy Club (DISC) at Haas will help solve a critical business challenge for bicycle maker Specialized when students gather for a one-day Innovation Challenge Oct. 25. The challenge, held at the Berkeley-Haas Innovation Lab inside Memorial Stadium, offers opportunities to deepen classroom learning by applying lessons to real-world problems, combining creativity […]
Big Innovation to Take Center Stage at Economist Innovation Forum at Haas, March 27
The Economist's fifth annual Innovation Forum will bring hundreds of business leaders to Haas March 27 to explore truly transformative innovations that have the potential to change how we live and work. With the theme "Bigger Returns with Bigger Ideas,” the event is organized by The Economist magazine and sponsored by the Haas School’s Center […]
6th World Open Innovation Conference to focus on societal and business challenges
How societal challenges can provide organizations with unexpected growth opportunities will be the theme as innovation leaders gather for the sixth annual World Open Innovation Conference in Rome Dec. 12-13. Organized by the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation, the conference, with an expected attendance of more than 200, will for the first time be held […]
Open Innovation Maestro Orchestrates European Meeting of the Minds
When Henry Chesbrough began planning his sabbatical last year, he chose to visit Barcelona, Spain where he could practice what he preaches. For nine months, Chesbrough, known as the “father of open innovation,” helped European academics and industry practitioners—two groups typically siloed in their own worlds—collaborate on innovation. The move also inspired Chesbrough, an adjunct […]
2016 World Open Innovation Conference: a Meeting of the Minds in Barcelona
When Henry Chesbrough began planning his sabbatical last year, he chose to visit Barcelona, Spain, where he could practice what he preaches. For nine months, Chesbrough, known as the “father of open innovation,” helped European academics and industry practitioners—two groups typically siloed in their own worlds—collaborate on innovation. The move also inspired Chesbrough, an adjunct […]
President Obama Honored by Berkeley-Haas for Global Leadership in Open Innovation
The University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business honored US President Barack Obama with the Award for Outstanding Global Leadership in Open Innovation at the World Open Innovation Conference held at ESADE Business School, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain, today (Dec. 16, 2016). Marcos C. Mandojana, Consul General of the United States of America […]
Top Innovation Thinkers Gather at Berkeley-Haas for ICC Conference
About 70 innovation scholars from around the world are gathering at Berkeley-Haas this week for the ICC conference, where they will ponder the forces that drive industrial and corporate change. Prof. David Teece (pictured) is spearheading the ICC conference “Beyond Technological Innovation and Diffusion”—with his Italian colleagues, Giovanni Dosi and Franco Malerba. ICC is an […]
Open Innovation Maestro Orchestrates European Meeting of the Minds
When Henry Chesbrough began planning his sabbatical last year, he chose to visit Barcelona, Spain where he could practice what he preaches. For nine months, Chesbrough, known as the “father of open innovation,” helped European academics and industry practitioners—two groups typically siloed in their own worlds—collaborate on innovation. The move also inspired Chesbrough, an adjunct […]
Institute Reborn, Highlighting Innovation’s Powerful Role at Haas
The Institute of Management, Innovation, and Organization is being "renewed and reborn" as the Institute for Business Innovation to emphasize the importance that innovation plays in business and at the Haas School, Dean Rich Lyons announced in a letter to staff, faculty, and students on Friday. Professor Michael Katz will continue as director of the […]
Berkeley-Haas Open Innovation Ties to India Deepen
Berkeley-Haas ties to India grew stronger last month as the Garwood Center honored President Pranab Mukherjee as an “outstanding global leader” in open innovation. Solomon Darwin, executive director of the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation, (pictured), presented Mukherjee with the award during a Dec. 17 ceremony at the president’s office in New Delhi. He was […]
New Certificate Focuses on Multidisciplinary Design & Innovation
A new certificate program launched this month provides undergraduates with a chance to learn how design and innovation are taught across the UC Berkeley campus. The Berkeley Certificate in Design Innovation (BCDI) program is a first-ever collaboration between Berkeley-Haas, the College of Engineering, the College of Environmental Design, and the College of Letters and Science’s […]
New Chesbrough Book Shows Companies How to Foster Innovation
In a new book that already has drawn glowing reviews, Haas School Adjunct Professor Henry Chesbrough calls on companies to break down their walls to foster innovation. Although just released in December 2006, Open Business Models: How to Thrive in the New Innovation Landscape, already has received a Wall Street Journal review calling the book, […]
In ambitious new book, Henry Chesbrough shows how to get results from open innovation
When Adj. Prof. Henry Chesbrough, PhD 97, was researching open innovation in the pharmaceutical industry, he found one pharma that had 7,000 scientists working on tens of thousands of compounds. But the company only licensed out less than one a year, shelving the others. Although some of those shelved compounds may have succeeded in the […]
From the Economist Innovation Conference: White House Adviser Christina Romer Speaks on Innovation as a Job Engine
White House economics adviser Christina Romer spoke about innovation – whether driven by science or the market – as a key engine of job growth Tuesday before a sold-out audience at the Economist conference “The Ideas Economy: Innovation” at the Haas School. “Innovation needs the right environment,” said Romer, chair of the White House Council […]
Open Innovation Results
New book shows how to profit from innovation When Adj. Prof. Henry Chesbrough was researching open innovation in the pharmaceutical industry, he found one pharma that had 7,000 scientists working on tens of thousands of compounds. But the company only licensed out less than one a year, shelving the others. “Although some of those shelved […]
BRAID Conference Provides Innovation Inspiration to Evening & Weekend MBAs
Four teams of Evening & Weekend MBA (EWMBA) students recently accepted a challenge from PaylPal: Find a way to improve the gas-purchasing experience for their customers. PayPal was among many companies that arrived at the inaugural Berkeley Roundtable on Applied Innovation and Design (BRAID) conference eager to find fresh ways to solve design challenges. The […]
Leading thinkers to gather for 4th Annual World Open Innovation Conference
Since Adj. Prof. Henry Chesbrough wrote his pioneering 2003 book, Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology, the concept has become a mainstay of corporate strategists and product developers around the world. Next month, leading thinkers will gather in San Francisco to discuss the latest trends—including the rise of machine learning […]
Chesbrough Honored as a Top 50 Innovation Author
Haas Adjunct Professor Henry Chesbrough will be honored as one of the top 50 authors in the field of technology and innovation management by the International Association of Management of Technology at its annual conference in April in Orlando, Fla. The award is based on a quantitative analysis of research published in leading academic journals […]