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Matchmaking & Open Innovation
The Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship posted an article which noted that open innovation suggests an exchange of ideas, knowledge, innovation, or technology across the boundaries of firms in collaborative settings and on markets. Research has shown that markets for innovation and technology do not work properly. Innovation intermediaries are attributed
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Open Innovation Conference Dec. 4-5 in Napa
The Digital Journal website reported that top industry and academic leaders will gather on December 4-5 to discuss important open innovation topics at the inaugural World Open Innovation Conference in Napa Valley, Calif. Dec 4-5. The two-day event will feature a variety of research presentations and
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First World Open Innovation Conference
The first World Open Innovation Conference will be held in Napa, California on December 4th and 5th, 2014. There are perhaps too many innovation conferences and events going on in the world, but this
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Research Indicates Open Innovation Gaining Momentum
The Imperial Valley News website reported that large U.S. and European companies embrace the concept of open innovation, but firms are still learning how to get better results by combining external input with internal ideas to advance their technology, processes or services, a new study shows. The research
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Technology Development and Open Innovation
The Inknowvations website noted that the complexity of product innovation means that companies will frequently work with a number of partners. Working together with others means that the company’s own R&D resources are used most effectively. This is particularly the case for SMEs with limited resources
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Shaping the Future of Open Innovation
The Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation website posted a report which noted that we are moving towards a more open world, which organizations must engage in in order to survive. The traditional linear, in house R&D model is being abandoned and is being replaced by a dynamic
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Scholars Explore OI and Crowdsourcing
The Working Knowledge website noted that whether it’s called crowdsourcing or open innovation, the growth of methods for yoking together groups of experts in various fields to work on vexing problems or groundbreaking ideas has become one of the hottest areas of academic research. The interest
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German Companies Slow to Take Up Open Innovation
The PlasticsToday website reported that the bottom line in many studies of open innovation is that, while there are distinct benefits to be gained from external knowledge sourcing, there has to be an internal infrastructure present in the company for this knowledge to be put to effective use. Internal
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Keeping Secrets Holds Back Innovation
The website Insead asked the question, why are some firms more able to transform knowledge sourced externally into innovative outputs? It goes on to say open innovation is not just a matter of getting the right contacts. To get the most out of their open innovation strategy firms must start by creating
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Entrepreneurs, Job Creation and Open Innovation
The MarketWatch website reported that a new research report from Accenture showed that ninety-one percent of the entrepreneurs who run innovation-centric businesses are more confident of creating jobs than those running firms in which innovation is not considered important (61 percent). Open Innovation
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