Open innovation teams around the world use Braineet to manage all their sourcing and portfolio in one place.
Harnessing open innovation for strategic growth
Open innovation with Braineet goes beyond traditional boundaries, inviting new perspectives from external sources to drive business growth. By accessing a wider range of ideas, we help companies avoid narrow thinking and superficial metrics. Our approach ensures that innovation aligns with tangible outcomes, turning it into a valuable and impactful force. Braineet's platform facilitates this open exchange, promoting collaboration for meaningful innovations.
#1 - Source innovation externally and internally
Braineet is the software you need to scout partners, source ideas and share best practices in a simple and efficient way.
#2 - Prioritize and invest in the right partners
Braineet enables you to identify the most promising partners, startups, technologies, ideas and best practices to invest in in order to build a strong portfolio.
#3 - Structure your open innovation process to execute faster
With Braineet, every team follows a clear process, saves time, learns, and increases their success rate.
#4 - Monitor your portfolio value every day
Braineet is the solution you need to manage your OI portfolio every day, measure progress and present results to Management.
Expand your innovation horizons with Braineet's open innovation software
Connect with startups, partners, and customers
Braineet enables your organization to tap into the collective wisdom of external ecosystems, including startups, industry partners, and customers. This feature allows for the sourcing of fresh, diverse ideas and collaborations, expanding your innovation potential beyond internal boundaries.
Access a wealth of startup information seamlessly
Braineet's integration with Crunchbase revolutionizes how you discover and collaborate with startups. This feature allows you to access Crunchbase’s extensive database directly from the Braineet platform, providing valuable insights into potential partners and innovators. It streamlines the process of identifying and engaging with startups that align with your innovation goals, enriching your open innovation ecosystem with up-to-date, comprehensive data.
Know exactly what's working and what's not
Collect and track all metrics with custom steps and gates. Maximize impact by analyzing innovation results in a systematic approach.
"Top-quality software & stellar service with Braineet"
"Our collaboration with Braineet is exemplary: I am very impressed by their customer mindset and this is clearly reflected in the quality of their software. I really appreciate their adaptiveness and proactivity all along the project."
Nicolas de Benoist - SVP Innovation at Sodexo
Representative vendor in the 2024 Gartner Guide for Innovation Management Tools
Braineet is recognized as a representative vendor in the 2024 Gartner Guide for Innovation Management Tools.
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Frequently asked questions
What is an open innovation software?
An open innovation software is a digital platform to manage enterprise innovation in collaboration with external stakeholders. It enables companies to source ideas, identify and evaluate partnership opportunities, and manage open innovation projects with their external ecosystems including startups, corporates, organizations, universities, suppliers and customers.
What are 3 advantages of open innovation?
3 advantages of Open Innovation:
- Extended innovation capabilities and expertise
- Faster go-to-market with existing partners
- Better market fit through co-creation with customers
What is an open innovation example?
Open Innovation examples:
- Starbucks idea crowdsourcing with customers https://www.braineet.com/blog/my-starbucks-idea-case-study
- Unilever Innovate With Us program with startups
- Facebook famous hackathons
- BMW Corporate VC approach
What is closed and open innovation?
Closed innovation is when a company innovates purely internally across their innovation process from idea to industrialization whereas open innovation means that the company is collaborating with external stakeholders at one or several stages of their innovation process.
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