Co-creating value with external partners through the Open Innovation Hub
First written in FY2016. 3 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2019-Q1.
51 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Production Services business, total unit sales declined, but sales of the color on-demand publishing press, the Iridesse Production Press, began in Japan and Asia as well as Europe and North America and remained strong. In May 2018, the company established Future Edge, an open innovation hub where it works with customers to transform communications using printing technology. It aims to expand sales by demonstrating improvements in productivity and changes in work styles in printing operations.」
The open innovation initiative for co-creation with external partners has been given concrete form through Future Edge, established in May 2018, and demonstrations of improved productivity and changes in work styles in printing operations. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Open Innovation Hubs, "co-creation" activities are actively conducted every day to link business partners' challenges, ideas and latent needs with the company's technologies to produce groundbreaking new products, technologies and services. These activities have resulted in new technologies, including the successful development of the non-reactive hair dye "Rainbow Dye" through joint research with Kao Corporation.」
The company cites the successful development of the non-reactive hair dye "Rainbow Dye" through joint research with Kao as an achievement of the Open Innovation Hub's co-creation activities. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The company actively engages in "co-creation" activities that link business partners' challenges, ideas and latent needs with its own technologies to produce groundbreaking new products, technologies and services.」
The company disclosed that, since the Open Innovation Hubs were established at 3 sites in Japan, the United States and Europe, approximately 1,500 companies and 8,000 people in total had visited, demonstrating progress in co-creation activities. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Through the Open Innovation Hub facilities established in Japan, the United States and Europe to "co-create" new value with business partners, the Group will link partners' challenges, ideas and latent needs with its own technologies and capabilities for developing functional materials, creating innovation and producing groundbreaking products, technologies and services.」
An initiative using facilities at 3 sites in Japan, the United States and Europe to link external partners' challenges with the company's technologies.