The OI Scorecard Survey tool was developed in the 3rd quarter of 2010 to help companies assess their collaborative innovation capabilities both internally and externally. We recognized that companies struggled with understanding where they were in relation to other companies using collaborative innovation, and set out to create this online too. In addition to being interactive and easy to use, the OI Scorecard tool has provided tremendous insights into where companies are making progress, and where they are not.
I find that one of the more interesting pieces of data from the survey highlights an issue that we have heard many times from some of our large multi-division, multi-national clients. And that is – while 62 percent of those responding rated themselves as effective in tapping into the creative brainpower of their colleagues, only 10 percent had the systems and processes in place to recognize the most promising ideas, and quickly bring them to market.
We expect to see tangible progress in the area of internal collaboration over the next few years. Even companies who lead their industry struggle to improve internal access to information and expertise. As we heard from Dick van Beelen, Director of Open Innovation, AkzoNobel, in our recent Webinar, “If only we knew as a company what we know, or if only we use what we have - and that in itself sounds like an open door. But, if you think about a siloed organization, this is indeed a big challenge.”
There are many proofpoints collected from the survey data and articulated in the OI Scorecard Survey Report . Have you had a chance to read the report? If so, what findings did you relate to most, or what surprised you? We would like to hear your thoughts.