Capgemini’ Research Report indicates 8 of 10 organizations favor open innovation

Capgemini’s latest report titled “The power of open minds – How open innovation offers benefits for all” on how open innovation offers benefits for all, 75% of organizations surveyed globally and 86% Indian organizations see open innovation as critical in addressing complex business issues. The report has several interesting insights and figures for the India market.

Some key highlights from the report:

• 83% of respondents see open innovation as vital for achieving their sustainability goals. Over 8 in 10 organizations surveyed view open innovation as crucial for sustainability, but 68% have only recently started focusing on it in the past two years.
• 71% of respondents plan to increase investment in open innovation in the next two years
• Companies leveraging open innovation report benefits such as improved environmental (63%) and social (55%) sustainability indicators. Open innovation has delivered a wide range of benefits for organizations including speed, employee agility, financial gains, cultural, technological and sustainability improvements.

Key India insights basis Capgemini’s Open Innovation survey:

• Around 86% of Indian organizations surveyed consider open innovation is critical in addressing complex issues in businesses.
• 68% of the Indian organizations surveyed plan to increase investments in open innovation in the next two years and 32% plan to maintain investment at the current level

• Around 84% of businesses surveyed in India say that open innovation is a critical success factor in achieving sustainability goals. A large majority i.e. 62% of the businesses surveyed in India started to focus on open innovation for sustainability in the past two years
• 82% of them believe it is crucial to work with startups to address sustainability challenges. Out of which, 64% have been working with deep tech startups in the past 2 years 
• Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai rank 12, 13 and 19 respectively among the 20 focus cities globally for investments in open innovation labs for organizations in our survey
• 62% of Indian respondents stated an increase in operational efficiency with open innovation, while 56% reported an increase in revenue. Additionally, 46% mentioned an increase in the number of commercially successful product/service launches, and 30% indicated access to public funding for open innovation projects
• 50% of Indian respondents said open innovation marked an increased speed of innovation, while 54% mentioned an increased access to talent. Additionally, 32% stated an improvement in customer experience/engagement, however, only 6% reported an improvement in brand value.
• 70% of Indian respondents said there is greater adaptability and agility among employees as a result of open innovation initiatives. Additionally, 40% indicated an increased willingness to work with a wider range of open innovation partners. Moreover, 32% mentioned employee upskilling through exposure to external ideas and innovation.
• 100% of Indian respondents that have implemented venture client model and corporate venture builder for open innovation, while 98% have implemented corporate venture capital model and corporate accelerators and incubators model and 96% have implemented crowdsourcing model
• Among Indian respondents, 62% said they plan to increase focus on open Innovation labs model in the next two years while 60% said they plan to focus on Crowdsourcing model
• Among Indian respondents, 58% mentioned overcoming technical challenges in scaling emerging technologies as a benefit of open innovation initiatives. Additionally, 42% reported an accelerated adoption of emerging technology use cases
• 60% of Indian respondents said an improved performance on environmental sustainability indicators as a result of open innovation initiatives, while 42% mentioned an improved performance on social sustainability indicators
• Indian respondents are focusing their open innovation projects on core innovation (74%) and adjacent innovation (62%)
• 56% of Indian organizations said they are currently satisfied with their open innovation strategies and processes.

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More than eight out of ten organizations see open innovation as critical for addressing sustainability challenges

London, Paris, and New York set to be the top three cities for open innovation labs in the next two years

Paris, June 12, 2023 – Three quarters (75%) of organizations state that open innovation[1] is critical to addressing complex challenges in today’s business landscape. According to Capgemini Research Institute’s latest report, ‘The Power of Open Minds – How open innovation offers benefits for all’, 71% of organizations say that they plan to increase their investment in open innovation practices in the next two years, while 28% intend to maintain their investment at its current level.

Open innovation widely recognized as critical in solving key business challenges

Navigating today’s complex business ecosystem requires a collaborative approach and an ecosystem of partners. The report finds that businesses adopt open innovation in order to improve existing offerings and develop new ones, create new business models, and ensure more efficient spending in R&D.

The report also finds that 83% of organizations see open innovation as a critical success factor for addressing sustainability goals. However, this is a recent trend for companies, with over two thirds (68%) of them only starting to focus on open innovation for sustainability purposes in the past two years. Those that have leveraged open innovation are already reaping benefits – with 63% citing improvements in environmental sustainability indicators[2] and 55% citing improvements in social sustainability indicators[3] because of their open innovation initiatives.

In addition, the report finds that over 60% of organizations are experiencing improved operational efficiency, increased agility, and stronger revenue thanks to open innovation. Over half (55%) also report that it has led to increased speed of innovation, and 62% say it has led to greater employee agility and adaptability.

Startups and other partners are more satisfied with the outcomes of open innovation than large organizations

Three-quarters of startups, academics, and non-profits view open innovation outcomes as positive as compared to 53% of large organizations. The research also shows that large organizations have been unable to leverage new sources of innovation effectively. They say they are able to derive better outcomes when working with traditional partners such as customers and suppliers, rather than non-traditional partners such as universities, industry consortiums, companies in other industries, government bodies and non-profits.

Those that are taking a bolder approach to innovation and are willing to apply open innovation practices to potentially riskier or new business areas are reaping benefits. The reports finds that only 22% of organizations have described their outcomes from open innovation as “good” or “excellent”. These “leaders” are also more willing to collaborate with innovation partners such as startups and other non-traditional partners.

“As businesses make the dual transition towards a digital and sustainable economy, nurturing a culture of open innovation is a critical success factor for organizations,” said Pascal Brier, Chief Innovation Officer at Capgemini and Member of the Group Executive Committee. “The research shows that although companies see open innovation as pivotal for sustainability and continue to step up investments in open innovation, many are still not satisfied with its current outcomes. To address this, large companies need to expand their ecosystem to incorporate a more varied set of partners that will enable a bolder approach to innovation in order to see greater business value in the long run.”

Three of the top five cities where organizations plan to invest in Open Innovation Labs are in Europe

The report finds that organizations are adopting a variety of approaches to engage in open innovation – such as corporate accelerators and incubators, corporate venture capital, crowdsourcing, and open innovation labs. Amongst these, 71% of the organizations surveyed plan to increase investment in open innovation in the next two years.

• New York emerged as the top ranked city for investment in open innovation labs, today and in the next two years, followed by London.
• Paris is expected to move up 3 ranks, reaching the third spot, overtaking San Francisco (set to become number four in the next 2 years).
• Overall, three of the top five cities where organizations plan to focus investments in open innovation labs in the next two years are in Europe (these include London, Paris and Berlin).
• Organizations are diversifying their geographical approach to open innovation labs over the next two years, with Boston, Melbourne, Toronto, Beijing, and the Guangdong-Honk Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), all set to rise in the rankings.

The report also finds that quality of life/ city infrastructure, access to technology partners, and to customers and suppliers are the primary factors for companies when deciding which locations to invest in open innovation labs.

Methodology

For this report, the Capgemini Research Institute conducted a quantitative survey of 2,000 senior executives (director level and above) from 1,000 large organizations (with annual revenue of over USD 1 billion each) that have ongoing open innovation initiatives. Two respondents from each organization were surveyed – one from the innovation function (or equivalent) and one from a business function (including R&D/product development, strategy, marketing, technology/IT, supply chain, sustainability, operations, and sales). The organizations came from a range of sectors, including automotive, consumer products, retail, manufacturing, financial services, energy and utilities, telecom and technology, and life sciences and healthcare. In addition, the Institute also surveyed 500 startups, academics, and non-profit entities that have worked on open innovation projects with large organizations (i.e., organizations with annual revenue of over USD 1 billion). All respondents were based in 12 countries across North America, Europe, and APAC: US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, India, Singapore, Australia and Japan. The Institute also interviewed 32 senior industry executives and experts.

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