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Podcast: Open Innovation Talks
Episode: Ep.1 - Nikolai Ardey / Volkswagen Group - "Innovation cannot be governed. It has to be connected.”
Description: My job as Head of Volkswagen Group Innovation? “Organizing a central common innovation unit in a group with 10 different global brands and generating synergies. There are common tech challenges across the brands: decarbonization, software, autonomous driving, customer interface. Additionally companies need to be present in the main innovation hotspots, from Asia to Silicon Valley and Israel. We are there as a group.”So says Nikolai Ardey, Head of Volkswagen Group Innovation, who also reveals the secret of Open Innovation. “Landing innovation with the right level of maturity”, at least if you want to minimize the “not invented here” syndrome". Nikolai...