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Rick Wielens

RICK WIELENS

Rick Wielens,CEO, NineSigma Europe. Rick Wielens joined NineSigma in 2010 and is responsible for NineSigma Europe. Previously, Rick worked with his own company in open innovation and expert services mainly in the High Tech area in the Netherlands and Germany. Rick brings international experience working in Germany for SAP and in the Netherlands for Royal Philips Electronics in various roles and industries. Rick holds a M.Sc. in Transport Planning and Management from the Westminster University in London and a BA in Traffic Engineering from the University of Applied Science in Tilburg.

PharmaX, the CEO’s Dilemma and Open Innovation – Part 2

In the first installment, Gordon the newly appointed CEO at Pharmax is confronted with an innovation gap of 5 years. Certainly, the potential of the portfolio is high, but the risks are even higher. With market pressure breathing down his neck, Gordon tries to make sense of the options that he has and make the right decisions.

2020-04-01T11:50:07-07:00September 18th, 2013|Categories: Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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PharmaX, the CEO’s Dilemma and Open Innovation – Part 1

We are on the executive floor of the imaginary pharmaceutical company PharmaX, it is Q3 and the top management is preparing for the annual innovation review. The year has been tough with revenue being hit by generic competition as their major products come off patent, but then it has been difficult for all the industry. This is the first article in a series of three. Parts 2 & 3 will be published in the next 2 weeks.

2020-03-30T12:09:35-07:00September 10th, 2013|Categories: Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: , , , , , |
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Linked Innovation: 5 Keys to Success in Open innovation Challenge Management

Open innovation crowd sourcing methods, when applied to the right problem, can effectively extend the solution provider search beyond the boundaries of an industry. This article presents the application of a targeted broadcast crowd sourcing method to identify unobvious solution providers for a German chain-drive industry consortium. The majority of solutions submitted through this method were previously unknown to the consortium. This evaluation demonstrates the power of open crowd sourcing to provide solutions from discontinuous industries and how effective crowd sourcing can be in open innovation.

2021-12-05T17:17:34-08:00July 31st, 2013|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Open Innovation in Corporate Venturing

Although plagued with mixed opinions that are influenced by mythology surrounding the investment industry, corporate venturing is finally resurfacing as an important component of the corporate innovation toolbox. As companies reassess the contribution that corporate venturing can make to their innovation objectives, it is critical that the fundamentals of corporate venturing are understood. This article addresses a number of important points to consider when applying corporate venturing in a global innovation strategy.

2019-11-28T07:58:21-08:00April 24th, 2013|Categories: Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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How Crowdsourcing Impacts Innovation Portfolio Management

In this in-depth article we present how Open innovation meshes with crowd sourcing, drawing on ideation, market needs and opportunities, to fuel a balanced portfolio with actionable innovation challenges, or « the right things to do », and converges these with a need driven approach to source the ways of « doing things right ». We will illustrate this innovation continuity with a number of examples and a focus onto the food and drink industry.

2019-10-15T15:12:25-07:00February 21st, 2013|Categories: Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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