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Open Innovation
March 01, 2018
Timing Strategies and Best Practices A number of motivating and moderating factors influence suppliers’ decisions to involve customers in the innovation process. Suppliers pushing innovations to...
December 22, 2017
Many companies are scaling up Open Innovation (aka partnerships, alliances, joint ventures. Not including M&A) to drive growth. OI that “moves the needleâ€, strategically or tactically, requires...
January 04, 2018
We present a large-sample survey of open innovation adoption and management in large firms, a follow-up to a previous study. We repeat some of the survey measures from the first survey, finding that...
November 01, 2017
Lockheed Martin is fostering a resilient innovation culture that embraces and addresses the wide range of relevant technologies available in the broader science and technology universe. The company’s...
November 01, 2017
The future of open innovation will be more extensive, more collaborative, and more engaged with a wider variety of participants. It will extend beyond technology to business models, and it will...
November 01, 2017
The Internet, machine learning, advances in manufacturing, and biotechnology have shifted substantial portions of our research and development to startups and labs that do not fit neatly within...
October 05, 2017
The presentation will cover a brief history of how NASA’s use of crowdsourcing, in the form of competitions, became an accepted method of conducting an innovative acquisition model. NASA started...
October 05, 2017
Ever wish you had decades of New Business Development Experience? Wish you knew now what you would know after lots of successes (and mistakes)? This session will cover “The top 10 things I’ve learned...
October 05, 2017
Deere had an interest in creating a system to more easily identify and work with technology partners. Recognizing that others in industry had solutions and capabilities that could directly address...
October 05, 2017
Research shows that more than half of companies are not killing products early enough in the commercialization process. This activity, while challenging, is necessary for a healthy product portfolio...
August 16, 2017
What is your awards practice for crowdsourcing events? Often crowdsourcing events offer an award for winners, but have a closed or non-collaborative response structure. We are looking at the option...
July 01, 2017
When crowdsourcing intermediaries lose crowd members, they lose potential high-quality solutions in the future. As the number of contests and intermediaries grows, it is increasingly critical for...
July 01, 2017
This paper describes LG Chem Research Park’s process of transforming a large, closed R&D center into a collaborative organization. Experiments with open innovation intermediaries unveiled...
January 01, 2004
Industrial innovation is becoming more open, requiring changes in how firms manage innovation. External sources of knowledge become more prominent, while external channels to market also offer...
May 10, 2017
The future of open innovation will be more extensive, more collaborative, and more engaged with a wider variety of participants. It will extend beyond technology to business models, and will embrace...