Best Open Innovation Practices 2026
Meet the winners. Discover their approach. Learn from their experience.
What makes open innovation work in practice?
The WOIC2026 Best Practice Awards recognised two outstanding approaches to collaboration: Tecnopuc's orchestration of innovation ecosystems and Fujitsu's engagement with external innovation partners.
Join the four presenters as they share their experiences, results and practical lessons you can apply in your own organisation.
Monday, 7 December 2026 | 19:00 to 20:30 CET | Free online webinar with live Q&A
Two award winning practices. Two approaches to collaboration.
At WOIC 2026 (World Open Innovation Conference), one practice was selected by the expert jury and another captured the audience's vote. Both demonstrate that innovation is not a solo act. It takes purposeful collaboration to turn promising ideas and ecosystem connections into real results.
Hear the stories behind the awards directly from the winning teams and discover what you can adapt to your own innovation activities.
Jury Winner: Tecnopuc, Brazil
Thematic Hubs: Turning proximity into purposeful collaboration
Presented by Ana Berger and Stella Sapper
Having hundreds of organisations in one innovation park creates opportunities. But proximity alone does not guarantee collaboration. Tecnopuc brings companies, startups, researchers and public organisations together through thematic hubs, each organised around shared challenges and supported with governance that fits the community.
In 2024 and 2025, the hubs generated 24 proofs of concept and four commercial contracts.
Discover: How active ecosystem orchestration transforms connections into sustained collaboration, and why one governance model does not fit every community.
Register to hear TecnopucPeople's Choice Winner: Fujitsu
Open Innovation with the Ecosystem: Turning connections into opportunities
Presented by Cristiano Bellucci and Frank Siedlok
How does a global technology company turn relationships with startups, universities and other organisations into meaningful innovation opportunities? Fujitsu combines market exploration, joint development, commercial collaboration and customer engagement.
Its experience also highlights the challenge of working across organisational boundaries, professional perspectives and different timelines.
Discover: How to activate external innovation partners and move from promising connections towards practical business opportunities.
Register to hear FujitsuMeet the presenters
Tecnopuc (Jury Winner): Ana Berger and Stella Sapper
Fujitsu (People's Choice): Cristiano Bellucci and Frank Siedlok
Hosted and moderated by Piet Verhoeve, founder of Origanius.
Ana Berger
Head of Innovation & Business
Tecnopuc, Brazil
Stella Sapper
Leader of CriaLab
Tecnopuc, Brazil
Cristiano Bellucci
Head of open innovation
Fujitsu
Frank Siedlok
Sr. Lecturer in Strategy
The University of St Andrews Business School
Piet Verhoeve
Founder, Origanius
Host and moderator
Join the free webinar
Best Open Innovation Practices 2026
Monday, 7 December 2026 | 19:00 to 20:30 CET
Meet the Jury Winner, Tecnopuc, and the People's Choice Winner, Fujitsu.
Hear four speakers share the stories and lessons behind their practices, followed by a live Q&A.
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