Open Innovation

Reserved to Students and Alumni of MIB Trieste School of Management

8, 9 APRIL 2026

DURATION: 2 training days (9:00 am to 4:00 pm)
LECTURERS: Alberto Di Minin, Scuola Superiore S. Anna - Pisa | Visiting Faculty MIB Trieste School of Management
FEE for ALUMNI: €300 + VAT. Attendance as auditors: ALUMNI APPLICATION

In highly competitive environments, innovation isn't just about R&D—it's about strategic choices on when to collaborate, when to protect, and how to mobilize external knowledge without losing competitive advantage.

This course develops your understanding of firms' innovation strategies with particular focus on open innovation: how companies leverage external sources of knowledge, manage intellectual property strategically, and build organizational cultures that support innovation.

Course contents:

• Willingness and proactiveness to change
• Motivations and forms of open innovation
• Open innovation and people management
• Organizational culture for innovation
• Appropriation strategies (when and how to protect IP)
• The role of universities in corporate innovation
• The contribution of companies to innovation ecosystems

You'll understand not just why companies open up their innovation processes, but how to design and manage these strategies effectively.