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Opportunity Workshop

Topic
Activity
Coach
Time
Introduction
Session Leader 8:30-9:30

Presentation: A Few Words…
  Introductions
  Objectives & Goals
Exercise #1: Opportunity Only Knocks Once!
  Situation Analysis
  Review and Discuss
Getting into the Asset Flow!
Presenter 9:30-10:00
Presentation: Leveraging Your Assets’ Value
  Goals and Objectives
    Research Value Levers
    Economic Development Framework
  Asset Flow and Leverage Concepts
    Research Process Framework
    Research Platform Strategies
    Asset Lifecycle Management
    Asset Inventory and Disclosure
    Portfolio Management Practices
    Asset Valuation “Benchmarking"
Exercise #2: The Risk of Doing Nothing!
  Value vs Risk Positions
  Risks of Doing Nothing
Researching the Opportunities!



Research Leader 10:00-12:00
(30 minutes to 1 hour per program)


Presentation: Classifying Assets By Opportunities
  Research Opportunity Assessment
    Key Research Facts
    Research Focus and Priority
    Challenges and Issues
    Opportunity Owners
    Research Program Profiles Handout
  Exercise # 3: Opportunity Knocking!
    Opportunity Process Overview
    Rate, Rank and Nominate
      Research Grants
      License & Royalties
      New Business Ventures
Creating the Opportunities
Session Leader 1:00-1:30
Presentation: Opportunity Value Analysis
  Asset Disclosure Profile
  Asset Value Workbooks
  Ranking the Best Opportunities
  Team Assignments and Schedule
“Best Few” Portfolio Analysis
Teams



1:30-4:30
(1 hour per asset)

Exercise # 4: Making the Best of IP!
  Complete Asset Value Workbooks
  Analyze, Discuss and Agree
    Asset Benchmark vs “Ideal” Guidelines
    Asset “Go/No Go” Analysis
    Best Few Opportunities
      Grant Funding
      Asset Licensing
      New Venture
Moving Forward
Session Leader 4:30-5:30
Presentation: Preparing the Playbooks
  Overview of Investment Playbooks
    Grant
    License
    New Venture
  Review Investment Opportunity Worksheets
    A. Asset Information
    B. Go/No Go Decision
    C. Ideal Investment Go/No Go
    D. Ideal Customer Go/No Go
    E. Value Mix Analysis
    F. Market Stages & Cycles
    G. Opportunity Assessment
    H. Recommended Strategy & Action
A New Stage in Thinking!

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