Open Social Innovation
The Stanford Social Innovation Review noted that the organizers of #WirVsVirus understood that social innovation is a marathon, rather than a sprint. They combined the hackathon with a six-month support program for innovators to further develop, test, and scale solutions. A total of 130 teams that formed during or in parallel with the hackathon participated
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Tackling Societal Challenges with Open Innovation
The California Management Review posted an article by Henry Chesbrough and others which noted that open innovation has to date been driven largely by business objectives, but the imperative of social challenges has turned attention to the broader set of goals to which open innovation is relevant. This
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Global Open Innovation Program SmartCityX Selects 95 Startups
The Cision website reported that Scrum Ventures has chosen 95 stage-agnostic startups to participate in SmartCityX, its global open innovation program focused on bringing a diverse mix of startups together along with some of the most iconic Japanese corporations and industry thought-leaders to better
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Understanding the Effects of Social Capital on Social Innovation Ecosystems in Latin America
The International Review of Sociology published a study based on the analysis of two pioneering experiences tackling poverty in Latin America: Socialab (from Chile) and Compartamos con Colombia (from Colombia). Both cases are social innovation hubs that promote open innovation processes. Socialab practices
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From Collaborative Community to Competitive Market
The Wiley Online Library posted an article by Henry Chesbrough and Thomas Kohler which noted that crowdsourcing presents new opportunities to generate social innovation. However, many crowdsourcing social innovation initiatives struggle with turning their promising projects into sustaining platforms.
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Investigating Open Government for Social Innovation
The R&D Management journal posted an article which noted that in recent years, public sector organizations have increasingly focused on citizen contribution by adopting instruments known from open innovation. A more open approach to innovation has become dominant in innovation management during
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Connecting Corporations and Communities
The Journal Of Open Innovation website posted a research paper which described the market and social forces which influence the emergence of social innovations through various processes. The ecosystem for social open innovations provides scope for connecting corporations and communities. Technological
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Open Innovation: Trends and Developments
The International Network for Smalll and Medium Sized Enterprises posted an article on its website which noted that as innovation performs a strategic function in developing sustainable growth and national competitiveness, it is rapidly shaping to adapt to fast-changing economic, social and technological
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