Innovation Partnership Guide

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## Contents

Introduction

 * What is this book?

 * Who is this for?

 * Why am I creating this?

 * Are there more guides?

Innovation partnership

 * How to write a partnership statement

 * How to find partnership opportunities

 * How to formalize partnerships

 * How to apply for grants

Innovation management

 * Drivers of the need for innovation

 * Degrees of innovation

 * Culture of innovation

 * Open innovation

 * Voice of the Customer (VoC)

 * Subject Matter Expert (SME)

 * Disruptive technology

 * Diffusion of innovations

 * Stage-gate

 * Kondratiev long waves

 * Contingency theory

Strategic alignment

 * Strategic alliance

 * Strategic balanced scorecard (SBS)

 * Strategic partnership versus tactical partnership

 * Strategy map

 * Synergy

Business partnership types

 * Joint venture

 * Public-private partnership (PPP)

 * University partnership

 * Government partnership

Partnership life cycle (PLC)

 * Partnership Readiness Level (PRL)

 * Project portfolio management (PPM)

 * Innovation Pentathlon framework

 * Partner Relationship Management (PRM)

 * Partnership metrics

Strategy

Business model

 * Business Model Innovation (BMI)

 * Business Model Canvas (BMC)

Strategic effects

 * Network effects

 * Platform effects

 * Flywheel effects

 * Viral effects

 * Moat effects

 * Threshold effects

 * Scale effects

 * Leverage effects

 * Monopoly effects

Business growth models

 * Market expansion

 * Product line extension

Business analysis

 * North Star

 * Five Forces analysis

 * PESTLE analysis

 * SWOT analysis

 * Feasibility analysis

 * Stakeholder analysis

 * Use case analysis

 * Process mapping

 * Value stream mapping (VSM)

 * Maturity models

 * Demand forecasting

 * Predictive analytics

Business strategy and business tactics

 * Research and development (R&D)

 * Ability, capability, capacity

 * Business development

 * Outputs versus outcomes

 * Due diligence

Creative thinking techniques

 * Ideation

 * Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)

 * Brainstorming

 * Thinking hats

 * SCAMPER

 * Futurespective

Startup entrances

 * Incubator

 * Accelerator

 * Skunkworks

 * Spinoff

 * Spinout

 * Technology transfer

Industry introductions

Roles and responsibilities

 * Partnership Manager

 * Product Manager

 * Project Manager (PM)

 * Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

 * RACI matrix

 * PARIS matrix

 * Organizational chart

 * Chain of command

 * Stakeholders

Organizational values frameworks

 * Code of conduct

 * Code of ethics

 * Membership values

 * Leadership values

 * Cultural values

 * Social value orientation (SVO)

 * Culture fit and values alignment

 * Triple bottom line

 * Cultural dimensions

Planning

Intent plan

 * Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

 * Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

 * Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions (RAID)

 * SMART criteria

 * For more see Project Management Guide

Project management

 * Project management life cycle (PMLC)

 * Project versus program

 * Project portfolio management (PPM)

 * Portfolio optimization

 * For more see Project Management Guide

Teamwork

 * Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing (FSNP)

 * Icebreaker questions

 * TEAM FOCUS

 * Active listening

 * Shoshin

 * Blameless retrospective

Digital transformation

 * Business information systems

 * Change management

 * Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

 * Playbook

 * Runbook

Artificial intelligence (AI)

 * AI for partner management

 * AI for product development

 * AI for project management

 * AI for business strategy

Law

Intellectual Property (IP)

 * Patent

 * Copyright

 * Trademark

 * Trade secret

 * Industrial design rights

Legal agreements

 * Partnership agreement

 * Joint Venture agreement (JVA)

 * Framework agreement

 * Service agreement

 * Consulting agreement

 * Subcontracting agreement

 * Confidentiality agreement

 * Non-disclosure agreement (NDA)

 * Non-compete agreement

 * Non-solicitation agreement

 * Work-for-hire agreement

 * Arbitration agreement

 * Letter Of Intent (LOI)

 * Power Of Attorney (POA)

 * Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU): see Letter Of Intent (LOI)

 * Master Services Agreement (MSA): see Framework agreement

Technology transfer agreements

 * Licensing agreement (LA)

 * Joint development agreement (JDA)

 * Assignment agreement (AA)

 * Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)

 * Facility Use/Service Agreement (FUSA)

 * Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)

 * Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA)

 * Technology Transfer Office (TTO)

Lore

Partnership quotations

 * If you want to go fast go alone; if you want to go far go together

 * Perfect partners don't exist

 * The whole is greater than the sum of the parts

Idioms

 * Ahead of the pack

 * Shoulder to shoulder

 * The ball is in your court

 * Think outside of the box

 * For more see our Business Lingo Guide

Aphorisms

 * The Law of Demos (Kapor's Law)

 * The Law of Conservation of Complexity (Tesler's Law)

 * The Pareto Principle (The 80/20 Rule)

 * Chesterton's fence

 * For more see our Business Lingo Guide

Soft skills

 * How to collaborate

 * How to work with stakeholders

 * How to lead a meeting

 * How to get feedback

 * How to give feedback

Conclusion

 * About the editor

 * About the AI

 * About the ebook

 * About related projects