One of the reasons why open innovation is so hard to implement is because you must open up your internal innovation processes to another organization. According to one innovation expert, you actually need to manage three sets of relationships in any potential partnership, which explains why it’s so hard to create a successful open innovation alliance.

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Why open innovation alliances fail

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Interview – Steve McKee of “When Growth Stalls” I had the opportunity to interview Steve McKee , the author of “When Growth Stalls” about the challenges companies face when they lose focus, lack consensus, or fail to maintain consistency with their innovation efforts. We also discuss a variety of other innovation topics including: barriers to innovation, education, and metrics. Steve McKee is president of McKee Wallwork Cleveland, a full service marketing communications firm and is a BusinessWeek.com columnist and has been published or quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, Advertising Age, Adweek, Investor’s Business Daily and The Los Angeles Times. He has appeared on CNBC, ESPN2, CNNfn, Bloomberg radio, and network television affiliates across America. Here is the text from the interview: 1. When it comes to innovation, what is the biggest challenge that you see organizations facing? The biggest challenge is consistency.

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The Importance of Consistency and Consensus

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