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Open Innovation
April 28, 2015
Accelerate an Open Community Movement Jonathan Kuniholm, President, Open Prosthetics Project How could we help the Open Prosthetics Project better encourage innovation in prosthetic arms or in orphan...
April 29, 2015
Keynote: Leveraging Consumer Insight to Keep Brands Growing Neil Golden, Chief Marketer, C-Suite Leader, GLG Council Member In an environment where the demand on business leaders for sustainable...
April 28, 2015
Opening Keynote: Disruptive Technologies in Manufacturing Stephen Hoover, PhD, CEO, PARC, a Xerox Company "Manufacturing 2.0" is a radical shift already underway, and many key elements are taking...
November 01, 2011
IBM has been conducting “Jams†for 10 years now. A Jam is an intense, large-scale, online discussion about an issue that matters. Jams have been sponsored to engage employees about corporate values,...
November 01, 2011
A clear, measurable end goal with a variety of motivators, well-designed prizes leverage the principles of competition to bring a field of solvers to bear on a given challenge. Prizes offer...
September 25, 2011
Henry Chesbrough coined the term “open innovation†with the publication of his book by that title in 2003. Since that time, there has been a flurry of experimentation with different styles of open...
How do you prioritize breakthrough research based on technological trends, voice of the customer, and other external inputs? Our company supplies an extensive portfolio of metallic materials. An...
September 01, 2011
OVERVIEW: Companies are increasingly using social media and other technologies to broaden the approach to idea generation and innovation both within and outside the walls of the organization. However...
Do you have recommendations for designing an 'innovation room'? Don Eadie, Vice President, Technology, Kelsan Technologies Corp. We are moving into a new facility that will incorporate various...
How do you forecast disruptive technologies? We are looking to learn how companies distinguish between disruptive and breakthrough technologies. How do you define and identify disruptive technology?...
Do you use social media for innovation? Do you use enterprise social networking platforms/systems for ideation, such as a corporate idea data base or blog that is used to exchange and build on ideas...
Does your organization offer formal 'Innovation Time'? Does your organization have a formal 'Innovation Time' (10% - 15% of researcher’s time focused on topics individuals have passion to drive)...
Do you have an Innovation Board? If so: Who is on the board? Is there anyone from outside the company who participates? How often does it meet? What are typical agenda items? Is the board advisory,...
What small things do you do to reward innovation? How does your company recognize innovation for teams and individual employees on a small scale (as opposed to big one time awards)? I know cash is...
What is the optimal make-up of an internal technology council? For an internal company technology/technical council that is focused on alignment with overall company objectives and generating...