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2 . P R E PA R E O U RS E LV E S F O R CO L L A B O R AT I O N
O P E N O R G A N I S AT I O N T E S T.
BILL JOY
T he e i gh t catego r i e s of op en n ess:
P L AT F O R M S . PEOPLE.
Does your organisation have the infrastructure to collaborate Do your people have a high collaboration IQ? Are they good connectors
effectively? Do you have the right spaces and tools to share knowledge and well-networked? Do they believe in external ideas and are they able
and test ideas? to learn from failure?
PURPOSE. PAC E .
Does your organisation communicate clear innovation briefs based on Does your organisation have what it takes to be a responsive
user needs? Are your collaborative innovation choices good and made collaborator? Can it prototype and iterate fast? Can you provide easy
by the right people? access to the right people and facilities?
P R O F I T A B I L I T Y. TA K E T H E O P E N O R G A N I S AT I O N T E S T TO S E E H O W Y O U R
O R G A N I S A T I O N M E A S U R E S U P.
A r e y o u r o r ga n i s a t i o n’s b r i e f s ba s e d o n st ra t e g i c a l l y i m p o r ta n t a n d
breakthrough innovations that will make significant profit? Will your 100open.com/open-organisation-test
partners and the wider economy benefit too?
P O L I C Y.
PROCESSES.
Does your organisation posses rules and procedures that are fit-for-
purpose? Are you flexible at engaging externally and good at sharing
information? Do you have sufficient resources in place to make a
Open up!
success of open innovation?
PA RT N E R I N G .
Does your organisational culture make you great partners? Do you share
the risks and rewards of innovating together? Are you flexible enough
after contracts are signed? Do you work well outside your sector?