Open Innovation in Medical Technology Will Save Lives

The Electric Frontier Foundation posted an article which noted that working in the open doesn’t mean a sacrifice in quality. Scientists know that the best way to understand a problem and create innovative solutions is through open collaboration. No one should have the veto power of copyright or patent

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Ten Guidelines for Creating Opportunities in a Time of Crisis

The Knowledge@Wharton website noted that many companies have on their staff non-productive employees who do not have the competencies needed to succeed in the 21st century. It is possible to build a new talent strategy around a small core of full time-employees (mostly the designers of strategies and

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Open Innovation: Co-creation, and Entrapreneurship

The website Innovation Excellence posted an interview with Nicholas Ind author of the book Co-creating Brands in which he discusses open innovation, brands co-creation, and entrepreneurship. He notes that the balance between freedom and structure is interesting when it comes to open innovation.  Organizations

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Why India is Migrating Back to its Villages?

The Financial Express website reported that uneducated weavers and artisans in India can access global markets by uploading their products to on-line platforms and selling their products and having their bank accounts credited instantly. To orchestrate this effort, UC Berkeley started the Smart Village

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The Holst Centre website describes the Centre’s work: The goal of open innovation is faster, cheaper and more effective innovation, reducing risks and creating a rapid time-to-market for new products. At Holst Centre, partners complement their own exclusive R&D with shared R&D, leveraging

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Open Innovation Theory: Definition, Instruments, Frameworks

The Eilibrary published a study whose objective is to provide a comprehensive review of the progress on open innovation literature reflecting the most essential topics to be covered in future research. The article offers a detailed overview of the various views and studies related to this topic. The

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A Systematic Literature Study from 2013 to 2018:The Role of Knowledge in Open Innovation

The website Ideas posted an article which aims to provide a systematic review of the knowledge activities examined by previous literature to support OI results. The findings enhanced the understanding of the various sources of knowledge practices and was able identify the best practices based on inbound,

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Why, How and Where Energy Companies Should Work with Start-ups

The Renewables Now website posted an article which explores the philosophy of open innovation that underpins good collaboration, as well as the why, how and where of how to make a success of energy company/start-up collaborations.  One of the risks we are seeing is that companies fear they won’t be

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Merck Opens Application Phase for the 3rd Merck Accelerator China to Startups for Open Innovation

The Korea IT Times website reported that Merck has opened the first session for 2020 of applications for startup companies to participate in the global Merck Accelerator China program. Startups will cooperate with Merck experts at the company’s China Innovation Hub in Shanghai and sites in Guangdong,

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