15.4. How Has the MRF's Model Performed?
MRF's researchers believe that the most significant outcome of the MRF model of collaborative innovation has been accelerated learning. By sharing discoveries in real time among network members, the scientists can leverage one another's learning in an iterative way, without having to wait months and years for these discoveries to be formally published or patented.
Network analysis enables us to measure this progress. Prior to becoming part of the MRF innovation network, the core labs in the network had not published any patents. Today, five years after the launch of the MRF, the labs have filed 13 patents, and 5 or 6 additional patent applications are being prepared. There has been a similar growth in ...
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