Author Archives: Gerald Barnett

An Example

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

Here’s an example of a points of engagement analysis. This is something that I worked up some time ago. Consider a university as a set of nested administrative units: Central — Senior Administrators Colleges — Deans Departments — Chairs Labs– … Continue reading →

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Points of Engagement

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

In Culture and Prosperity, John Kay observes that “we work in organizations, earn as individuals, and consume as households.” A similar observation can be made of university research–faculty work in a university context, as principal investigators take on research with … Continue reading →

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Heresy

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

Let’s dive in and ask a heretical question: Are contracts for research or technology access necessary? Here’s the thing. Companies all the time provide gift funding for research at universities–huge amounts come in, and research gets done without a contract … Continue reading →

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Lambert Agreements

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

The UK Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills has updated its Lambert Tool Kit for Collaborative Research. You can find the documents here: http://www.innovation.gov.uk/lambertagreements/index.asp The Toolkit provides template agreements that are intended to “maximize innovation” and to “encourage university and … Continue reading →

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University IP Functions

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

University intellectual property management involves five related areas. Each has a distinct operating model and value points. I summarize these here. Many variations possible. Information Assets Generally: Split private/open/university–subscription, membership, site license, open–early relationships, light footprint, transaction time

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Research Foundation or TEI?

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

So, why an institute rather than a good old research foundation? University affiliated research foundations have been around for nearly 100 years–many date from the 1920s and 30s. These were set up originally to manage inventions for faculty (before anyone … Continue reading →

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Start

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

Welcome. I have been working in the area of research innovation management since 1991, mostly with universities on the US west coast. I am taking the next two years to focus on developing programs and concepts that connect university research … Continue reading →

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