http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/347/top-3-things-leaders-need-to-do-about-ip-strategy/ Trusted advisors to the world's most innovative companies Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/347/top-3-things-leaders-need-to-do-about-ip-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Duncan Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:45:24 +0000 http://localhost:100/thinkipstrategy/?p=347#comment-1330 <p>Thanks Victor, and welcome back</p> Thanks Victor, and welcome back

]]> http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/347/top-3-things-leaders-need-to-do-about-ip-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 Victor Zalakos Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:18:48 +0000 http://localhost:100/thinkipstrategy/?p=347#comment-1329 <p>Respect for the IP of others needs to be driven from the top.</p> Respect for the IP of others needs to be driven from the top.

]]> http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/347/top-3-things-leaders-need-to-do-about-ip-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1328 Duncan Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:09:40 +0000 http://localhost:100/thinkipstrategy/?p=347#comment-1328 <p>Aha - thanks Jackie<br />So you're saying that different types of CIPO's (for want of a better expression) will fit different strategic plans.  I can certainly see what you mean.  <br />I suspect that there is a bit of a circular problem here.  I'm not sure that the CEO is going to always know what's even possible from an IP perspective without help and (when the organisation is large enough to have a CIPO), then I think the CIPO should be involved in this process as well.</p> Aha – thanks Jackie
So you’re saying that different types of CIPO’s (for want of a better expression) will fit different strategic plans.  I can certainly see what you mean. 
I suspect that there is a bit of a circular problem here.  I’m not sure that the CEO is going to always know what’s even possible from an IP perspective without help and (when the organisation is large enough to have a CIPO), then I think the CIPO should be involved in this process as well.

]]> http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/347/top-3-things-leaders-need-to-do-about-ip-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Jackie Hutter Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:04:23 +0000 http://localhost:100/thinkipstrategy/?p=347#comment-1327 <p>Duncan:  My bias is that the highest levels of the organization must have an overarching understanding of starting point and desired ending point prior to engaging in any action, including hiring the person charged with implementing the IP strategy program.  An analogy is going on a guided trip through the wilderness.  You wouldn't (and couldn't) hire a guide until you had a general idea of where you were starting from, where you wanted to end up generally and-perhaps most importantly-- how much time you had to complete the journey.  The guide may handle all the details, but your broad outline of strategy will inform your hiring of the guide and your instructions to her for completing your strategic plan.</p> Duncan:  My bias is that the highest levels of the organization must have an overarching understanding of starting point and desired ending point prior to engaging in any action, including hiring the person charged with implementing the IP strategy program.  An analogy is going on a guided trip through the wilderness.  You wouldn’t (and couldn’t) hire a guide until you had a general idea of where you were starting from, where you wanted to end up generally and-perhaps most importantly– how much time you had to complete the journey.  The guide may handle all the details, but your broad outline of strategy will inform your hiring of the guide and your instructions to her for completing your strategic plan.

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