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Mastering the
Architecture
of
Co-Creative
Innovation
Creativity Through Cooperation

Our Mission is to help companies Master the Architecture of Innovation. We focus on how an organization creates and manages the innovation process, by helping you design & build the  strategies, structures, and systems that catalyze the co-creative spirit across organizational boundaries.

We specialize in providing Best Processes & Best Practices when two or more organizations are linked together in an alliance, joint venture, collaborative network, outsourcing arrangement, or supply chain.


In the interest of expanding the field of knowledge about innovation, we’ve placed a large amount of information to build your company’s Innovation Engine.


Engines of Innovation Best Practices Study
 Over 100 New Practices, Pilot Results Successful

    Our team has completed the first phase of Best Practice collection and pilot implementation. We aimed at understanding exactly what processes and methods enabled innovation to be generated across organizational boundaries.

    We found over 100 new best practices to build upon our existing foundation of several hundred practices in alliances, supply management, and outsourcing.

    But before announcing the results, we wanted to test the practices in a number of industries and a variety of situations to be sure the practices worked. We are delighted with the results, and sure our clients will be too.

Special Events
Engines of Innovation Workshops open to the public are being scheduled around the country:

  • 2006 Supply Innovation Conference workshop on “Engines of Innovation” presented by Robert Porter Lynch and sponsored by ISM Silicon Valley, APICS Santa Clara Valley, and ASAP Silicon Valley, May 24th.
  • Conference Board -- 1/2 day workshop “Engines of Innovation for Supply Chains:” Chicago, June 14th.
  • Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals -- 1 Day Workshop “Alliances as Engines of Innovation”  Chicago, June 16 (more information to come)

If your Organization would like to sponsor a workshop, just Contact Us and we will be happy help organize one with you.

  • Engines of Innovation Implementation Programs are now underway in several companies

As you explore this website, you will learn the many ways your company can become a Master Architect of Innovation.

Engines of Innovation is a service of The Warren Company, which has been serving the strategic alliance, business development, and supply management professions since 1982. Our work in undertanding the “Architecture of Cooperation” has resulted in enormous shifts in success rates of Strategic Alliances and Supplier Innovation in Supply Chain Management. Copyright 1990-2005 The Warren Company

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Special Announcements

  • Read about our Key Findings from the Best Practices Study

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