Innovation occurs at the intersection of enlightened invention and customer need. Our Innovate! programs create these points of intersection to give our entrepreneur clients leverage as they build their businesses and enable our Global 2000 customers to more effectively execute their innovation strategies.
In 2012, Guidewire Group is delivering two exciting platforms to deliver on the promise of a more engaging business development environment for the early-stage ecosystem:
- Innovate Council, an exclusive engagement with Global 2000 businesses, and
- Innovate Summit!, a year-long conversation with entrepreneurs and their partners in economic development.
THE INNOVATE COUNCIL: Identifying the Best Emerging Young Businesses
Three times a year, the Innovate Council convenes to meet 8 to 12 carefully-selected startups based on your innovation goals. Guidewire Group uses G/SCORE™, our proprietary startup assessment methodology, to find and vet startups. Council members can access the G/SCORE database of thousands of startups throughout the year. The combination of the council meetings and the G/SCORE database enable you to achieve your innovation objectives more quickly and economically than ever before. To learn more about Innovate Council, download our PDF, or contact us as info@guidewiregroup.com.
INNOVATE SUMMIT: Understanding What Works in the Innovation Ecosystem
Globally, more than $1T is spent on economic development targeting entrepreneurs and emerging businesses. Innovate Summit is a year-long program exploring what works, and what does not, to catalyze startup business growth and job creation. Guidewire Group will convene three round-table sessions with invited entrepreneurs in Europe, America, and Asia, to hear first hand about the experiences and challenges they face in building new businesses. Then, in late 2012, we will assemble a colloquium of public and private startup incubators and business acceleration programs to exchange ideas and deliver the Entrepreneurs Agenda for the Innovation Ecosystem.
The first Innovate! Summit will take place in Paris, December 2, 2011. Contact us for information about speaking, attending or sponsoring Innovate! Summit 2012.
