1. Food Industry Network's core goal is to developing the interests of its members by promoting open innovation
within the UK’s food and drinks sector. We are active supporters of open innovation with a key focus of linking large
companies, small businesses, entrepreneurs and academia. In doing this Food Industry Network provides a range of
products and draws on the experience of its executive management team.
OPEN INNOVATION
"innovating with partners by sharing risk and sharing reward."
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OPEN INNOVATION CHALLENGE
● Does Open Innovation align with the organisations strategic objectives?
● Is Open Innovation culturally acceptable within the organisation?
Planning
● How to identify potential partners?
● How to screen them and develop a working relationship?
● How to develop work programmes, objectives and implementation plans?
Creation
● How to establish a working ‘consortium’ agreement that is fair to all parties?
● How to manage the project to ensure ‘on-time and in-full’ delivery?
● How to capture ‘spin-off’ ideas for future consideration?
Delivery
How to perpetuate the process by making sure that all parties benefit?
Exploitation
For those entering the
Open Innovation arena
challenges exist in the
following categories
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PRODUCTS
Developing Capability
FIN has access to some of the UK’s leading thinkers and practitioners within the Open Innovation arena. It is able to deliver bespoke training appropriate to
the needs of its clients.
Training
Roadmapping is a specific technique designed to provide an organisation with a ‘road map’ to transform from its current to desired state. It can be as broad
or as narrow as needed. Our Roadmapping approach is based on the work of Rob Phaal who has trained our lead practioners.
Roadmapping
FIN is able to arrange and run workshops on a specific topic designed to meet the needs of clients. These can be delivered in house or more generally to
delegates from a number of organisations. Opening the workshops up to a wider audience is a good way of stimulating interactions that lead to Open
Innovation opportunities.
Workshops
FIN has developed a high level user group to allow Open Innovation executives to meet and share experiences. The aim of the group is to allow sharing of
best practice within the sector and to access best practice from outside.
User Group
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PRODUCTS
Creating the Opportunity
FIN has a large network of contacts across the UK’s academic and industrial sector. This market knowledge is available to identify potential collaborators and
partners for Open Innovation projects.
Brokerage
FIN is able to provide events focused around a single topic nominated by the event sponsor. In conjunction with the sponsor FIN will organising an
appropriate group of delegates from academia, industry and funding groups. FIN will manage the event using a mixture of creative and traditional
management techniques to generate Open Innovation opportunities.
Innovation Events
FIN uses a full range of social media to communicate with members and other stakeholders. Member companies and sector thought leaders are invited to
contribute. Open Innovation is our central theme and generates interest which leads to active engagement.
Social Media
Networking Events
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PRODUCTS
Delivering the Opportunity
FIN builds collaborative groups and consortiums to address multi-disciplined problems and of working through the practical issues associated with drafting a
workable Open Innovation agreement.
Consortium
With success in both UK and EU grant applications (IUK, FP7, Marie Curie, EPSRC, BBSRC) FIN develops successful, efficient and cost effective project plans.
This includes developing project structures, defining objectives, work packages, resource requirements, risk assessment and budget.
Project Planning
FIN’s executive team are key influencers and thought leaders in the food sector. They lead projects which range from zero cost pilots to £7m infrastructure
development programmes. The team manage UK and internationally funded programmes.
Project Management
