THE PROBLEM
The Global Innovation Exchange (GIE) has 16,000+ innovations on its platform. Many of these technologies still reside upstream within the innovation pipeline — far from commercialization, far from scaled, and far from real impact. The challenge is how to commercialize these technologies more efficiently and effectively to achieve sustainable uptake, scale, and impact.
THE SOLUTION
Sustained uptake of innovations and technologies requires a demand-driven industrial research framework. i2i uses this framework to explicitly outline the steps and actions technology managers need to employ to successfully achieve the innovation-to-commercial uptake pathway. Technology managers can learn how to achieve sustained uptake, scale, and commercialization of their technologies through the i2i interactive, web-based, educational toolkit.
THE HOW
The i2i Innovation Team (I-Team) is a co-creation unit comprised of Feed the Future Innovation Managers. I-Team members document the pathway of one of their innovations across the 5 stages of impact, from ideation to scale. Findings from the I-Team case studies inform the i2i educational toolkit.
GBOLA ADESOGAN
Livestock Innovation Lab
Dr. Adesogan is the Director of the Livestock Innovation Lab at the University of Florida.
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KERRY CLARK
Soybean Innovation Lab
Dr. Clark is lead mechanization researcher and product manager for the SIL Multi-Crop Thresher.
PAUL HIXSON
Soybean Innovation Lab
Mr. Hixson is the lead ICT researcher and product manager for the ICT Health CheckUp Tool.
JAGGER HARVEY
innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss
Dr. Jagger is the Director of the Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss at Kansas State University..
DAVE HOISINGTON
Peanut Innovation Lab
Dr. Hoisington is the Director of the Peanut Innovation Lab at the University of Georgia.
BARRY PITTENDRIGH
Legume Innovation Lab
Dr. Pittendrigh is the Director of the Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research at Michigan State University.
MICHELLE SANTOS
Soybean Innovation Lab
Dr. Santos is Program Manager for the Pan-African Soybean Variety Trials.
ERIC SEDIVY
Soybean Innovation Lab
Dr. Sedivy is the Program Manager for the SIL SMART Farm.
i2i TOOLKIT
The i2i program will develop an interactive web-based toolkit of knowledge assets to guide other Feed the Future innovation managers on a pathway toward sustained uptake, scale, and commercialization of their technologies.
i2i PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
PETER GOLDSMITH
Soybean Innovation Lab
Dr. Goldsmith is the Director of the Soybean Innovation Lab and the Principal Investigator for the i2i Program.
VINCENT AMANOR-BOADU
Kansas State University
Dr. Amanor-Boadu is the i2i Facilitator.
STEPH
ADAMS
Soybean Innovation Lab
Ms. Adams is the Communications Manager for the Soybean Innovation Lab and the i2i Program.
COURTNEY TAMIMIE
Soybean Innovation Lab
Ms. Tamimie is the Associate Director of the Soybean Innovation Lab and the i2i Program.
JIM GUILKEY
S4 NetQuest
Dr. Guilkey is the President of S4 NetQuest and the i2i instructional design lead.