Just like last year, we’ll publish a (small) list containing the most promising start-ups of the year. Obviously, we’ll share our opinion from the perspective of Open Innovation by answering the following questions:
- Does the start-up contribute to the field of Open Innovation?
- Does the start-up contribute to the field of Innovation Management?
- Does the start-up contribute to the European knowledge economy?
- Is the product/idea innovative?
- Does it meet customer needs?
1st: Innovation Management Game
This year, the number 1 position goes to the Innovation Management Game. The Innovation Management Game is a business strategy simulation game for universities, higher education, business schools and corporate/executive trainings. The game centralizes topics like Open Innovation, Co-Creation, Innovation Management and Business Model Innovation.
| Does the start-up contribute to the field of Open Innovation? | 5/5 |
| Does the start-up contribute to the field of Innovation Management? | 5/5 |
| Does the start-up contribute to the European knowledge economy? | 5/5 |
| Is the product/idea innovative? | 4/5 |
| Does it meet customer needs? | 5/5 |
| Overall: | 4.8/5 |
2nd: Owlin
The second position goes to Owlin; a start-up in the financial sector that scans and analyzes social data and creates insights in financial opportunities before organisations and press offices would be able to recognize it themselves. Owlin is part of the Rockstart’s Acceleration Programme and received earlier this week €200.000 euro on venture capital.
| Does the start-up contribute to the field of Open Innovation? | 4/5 |
| Does the start-up contribute to the field of Innovation Management? | 4/5 |
| Does the start-up contribute to the European knowledge economy? | 5/5 |
| Is the product/idea innovative? | 5/5 |
| Does it meet customer needs? | 5/5 |
| Overall | 4.6/5 |
3rd: Fosbury
Just a few months online, however already getting wide attention, Fosbury. A start-up, developed by two of the former founders of Yunoo, that enables organization to quickly segment and advertise coupons and vouchers to smartphones. We’re expecting this type of organisation to set back the traditional paper advertising markets before the end of 2013.
| Does the start-up contribute to the field of Open Innovation? | 4/5 |
| Does the start-up contribute to the field of Innovation Management? | 3/5 |
| Does the start-up contribute to the European knowledge economy? | 5/5 |
| Is the product/idea innovative? | 4/5 |
| Does it meet customer needs? | 5/5 |
| Overall: | 4.2/5 |