Innovating in Isolation

Most organizations say they collaborate. The data says otherwise. In ten years of InnoSurvey® data across 10,000+ organizations worldwide, 63% report working with outside partners – but only 45% take part in open innovation networks. And the surprise: smaller organizations collaborate externally more than large ones. In session #5 of The Seven Secrets of Innovation, Gerry Purcell (SVP Strategy & Thought Leadership, Innovation360 Group) and Tord Thunman (Innovation360 Gold Partner, founder & CEO of Change Institute AB) show how to design collaboration models and ecosystem approaches that deliver real results – not innovation theatre. What you'll learn: Why external collaboration is weaker than most leaders assume – and what the numbers actually show Partnership structures that hold up beyond the press release How open innovation networks work in practice, and when they don't Capability-building practices that turn partnerships into measurable innovation output How to spot – and avoid – innovation theatre in your own ecosystem About the series: The Seven Secrets of Innovation is a live session series grounded in ten years of InnoSurvey® data and analysis across 10,000+ organizations globally. The "seven" is not a branding choice – these are the seven statistically robust patterns that emerged from the dataset and the longitudinal review.