Exponential open innovation is moving across traditional industry boundaries and enabling dramatic advances in an array of functions & disciplines. Staying ahead of technological advances and harnessing the power of open innovation can open the door to great opportunity. Key topics include: Establish a feedback dialogue with your consumers; Foster a startup ecosystem for fearless innovation and rapid growth; Democratising innovation; crowd innovation and the gig economy; New technology adoption – digital connectivity and blockchain technology; Reinvigorate ideation through hackathons and internal competitions; Engage consumers with behavioural science and design thinking; Improve R&D with mechanisms for cross-industry collaboration.