At the Court of King Henry
The Deloittereview.com website has published an interview with Henry Chesbrough, originator of the open innovation concept, on all things open innovation and the challenges of sustaining the open business model. Chesbrough discuses the genesis of the OI concept, the importance of business models, the optimal conditions for making OI work, intellectual
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Five Questions with Henry Chesbrough
The HMSGlobal.com website has an interview with Henry Chesbrough at the World Economic Forum. Recognized as the father of Open Innovation, Chesbrough coined the term in his 2003 book of the same name that has gone on to revolutionize how businesses approach the subject of innovation. Chesbrough
Open Innovation and the Petfood Industry
The website PetfoodIndustry.com reports that open innovation makes much more sense than relying only on internal R&D for new product development because of factors like: the increasing availability and mobility of skilled workers; the growth of the venture capital market; external options for ideas
Eight Models of Business Models
The Innovation Leadership Network website notes that at their core, all business models address this question: how do we sustainably deliver value to our customers? Business models can serve three different purposes. They can describe different kinds and types of businesses. They can be short-hand
Open Innovation, Platforms and Business Models
The Innovation Excellence website reports on one of the most ambitious open innovation projects around – the Innovative Medicines Initiative – which has been set up in Europe. Anyone seriously interested in the combination of open innovation, the use of a collaborative technology platform
Breakthrough with Business Model Innovation
A blog by Michell Osak notes that many companies find themselves in situations where following the ‘same old strategy’ has little chance of reigniting growth. Realistic CEOs quickly come to the realization that when the going gets really tough, the tough innovate their business model.
Open innovation and public policy in Europe
The site of the European Commission’s Innovation Union reports on a presentation to be given by professor Henry Chesbrough on “Open Innovation and public policy in Europe” on Dec. 6 in Brussels. The article notes that industrial innovation processes are becoming more open. The large,
First Innovation Convention organised by the European Commission
The website of the European Commission has announced its first Innovation Convention to be held Dec. 5-6 in Brussels. The conference will bring together world leading experts in research and innovation to share their views on building a global innovation economy. Research and innovation are the
Open Innovation and Open Business Models
The Telenorexpo website presents “Open Innovation and Open Business Models: Thriving in the new innovation landscape,” a presentation to the Oslo Innovation Week conference by Henry Chesbrough of the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley.
Mass Customization, Personalization, and Co-Creation Conference
The Mass Customization, Personalization, and Co-Creation Conference will be held in San Francisco Nov. 16-19 the conference website reports. Open Innovation has developed far beyond the state of a niche-method practiced only by a selective few entrepreneurs. With the evolution of the internet to “Web