The book “Sustainable Innovation” discusses  several aspects of the role of open innovation in sustainable development: Open innovation is innovating innovation, so it breaks static equilibrium and brings in new changes. Open innovation pushes firms to deviate from their current routines

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Open innovation: Human Set-up

Wiley Publishers reported that their new book “Open innovation: Human Set-up”, gives an account of the words and behavior of seven entrepreneurs over several years. The author’s observations allow the reader to understand the perspectives that everyone gives themselves in interactions,

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Knowledge Risk Management During Implementation of Open Innovation

In a chapter from the book Knowledge Risk Management Serdal Temel and Wim Vanhaverbeke (left) write: “The aim of this chapter, while explaining the importance of open innovation and the successful implementation results, is also to explain the risks that companies face in the implementation of

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Why We Need To Disseminate Innovation

An article on the Forbes website noted that the need for greater dissemination of technology was recently promoted by a report from MIT’s task force on the work for the future. This is predominantly because the majority of investment in new technology is done by a relatively small number of large companies.

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Henry Chesbrough’s Latest Book: Open Innovation Results

The Oxford University Press website posted a description of Henry Chesbrough’s latest book, Open Innovation Results. In this book Henry Chesbrough, the originator of open innovation, examines the hype behind its practice, shows where real results are taking place, and explains how companies can

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Innovation Management

A new book, “The Routledge Companion to Innovation Management,” has a chapter on Open Innovation, “A conceptual comparison of open innovation and several similar innovation models”. The chapter discusses collaborative innovation, network-based crowdsourcing, the modes of open

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Open Innovation Ecosystems

The Springer website posted a notice of the book “Open Innovation Ecosystems: Creating New Value Constellations in the Financial Sector,” saying that it explains the ecosystem as platform to innovate and co-create value in a constellation with multiple stakeholders. Sharing information

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AfricArena’s Current Open Innovation Challenges

The Ventureburn website reported that AfricArena, the international African startup and investor conference, currently has six challenges that entrepreneurs from across the continent can apply to. Entrepreneurs can apply to the following six challenges which AfricArena has already released details on.

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Startups’ Motives, Approaches, & Opportunities for Using Open Innovation

The Lund University website posted a  study of why and how startups practice open innovation. The study aims to contribute to a better understanding of what drives startups to open innovation, how they use it and comprehend what challenges and benefits OI brings to startups. The research suggests that

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