He has said the firm needs external innovation to broaden its product line - up. (cnbc.com)
They are widening their in - house innovation strategy and increasingly mixing internal and external innovation channels to speed up product development. (social.hays.com)
To account for external innovation, too, a company's portfolio of startup acquisitions is assessed for similarity with best - performing venture capital funds and share of tech areas with the strongest investment growth. (fortune.com)