Collaboration, Open Solutions, and Innovation (COSI) are the key management strategies organizations need to incorporate into their corporate culture in order to compete and succeed in the 21st century. The adoption and application of these new management strategies is already evident within many companies in almost every industry.

Industries and businesses throughout the world are being revolutionized through the application of these three unique and powerful management strategies. When combined, these COSI strategies create a robust model for accelerating change, achieving significant operational efficiencies, and improving the quality of products and services by organizations in the U.S. and other countries.

Collaborative development efforts to create innovative, 'open' education & training software tools and applications are spreading rapidly. These innovative 'open' education & training solutions are being released under one or more open source license arrangements that allow higher education and other public and private institutions to acquire and use these tools at little or no cost. Coupled with the proliferation of 'open access' materials, these open solutions will have tremendous beneficial consequences for organizations around the world that face funding challenges.