This document discusses NASA's strategy for innovation through collaborative platforms and spaces. It provides examples of pilots conducted using platforms like InnoCentive, Yet2.com, NASA@work and TopCoder to solute challenges. Key lessons learned included identifying good challenges and developing strong challenge teams. NASA has since established the NASA Human Health and Performance Center and a Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation to continue this work. The document explores various collaborative models and spaces used at NASA to foster transparency, participation and collaboration.

1. Innovation Platforms and SpacesNASA’s Strategy for InnovationCase Studies, Best Practices, and Forward PlansIdeation Community of Practice (ICoP)August 9, 2011

2. Innovation Strategy and ResultsiCOP – Washington, DCAugust 9, 2011Jeffrey R. Davis, MDDirector, Space Life Sciences, NASAJennifer A. Fogarty, PhDInnovation Lead, Space Life Sciences, NASACynthia M. Rando, CHFPInnovation and Strategy Coordinator, WyleSamantha SnabesDeputy Strategist, Wyle

3. Strategic InitiativesSummary: Innovation Strategy

4. Driven by visioning exercise and strategic plan

5. Informed by alliances benchmark and Harvard Business School open innovation and portfolio mapping models and collaborative projects

6. Tested by innovation pilot project

7. Realized by establishing:

8. NASA Human Health and Performance Center (October 2010)

9. Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (July 2011)

10. Future work

11. Continue collaborative innovation initiatives

12. Pursue collaborative research models

13. Develop Strategic Framework for Innovation 3

14. Strategic InitiativesWhy Else Collaborate?Federal government policyThe President’s Sept 2009 Strategy for American Innovation

15. Calls on agencies to increase their ability to promote and harness innovation using tools such as prizes and challenges

16. Dec 2009 OMB memo

17. Requires agencies to further these principles

18. Mar 2010 OMB memo

19. Provides guidance on policies and issues related to using prizes and challenges to promote innovation4

20. Innovation PilotsFour pilot projectsInnoCentive- posts individual challenges/gaps to their established network of solvers (~300,000)Financial award if the solution is found viable by the posting entityYet2.com- acts as an actual technology scout bringing together buyers and sellers of technologies Option to develop partnershipsNASA@work-internal collaboration platform leveraging expertise found across NASA’s 10 centers

21. TopCoder - open innovation software company with a large network of solvers (~300,000) Variety of skill-based software coding competitions5

22. NASA Pavilion on InnoCentive6Global Appeal-2900 solvers80 Countries

23. InnoCentive Pilot Results7

24. Important for protecting health in space flight Previous work to extend prediction capability beyond 1-2 hours not successfulChallenge: 4-24 hour prediction 2 sigma confidence intervalResult: 8 hour prediction 85% accuracy3 sigma confidence intervalSolution submitted by retired Radiofrequency engineer8

25. 9yet2.com

26. 10yet2.com PilotResults

27. Yet2.com example: Bone Imaging Page 1111

28. NASA@work12

29. NASA@workCenter Participation13