
Is Open Innovation A Risk Worth Taking?
The Innovation Enterprise website noted that since the term was first coined in 2003 by Henry Chesbrough in his book ‘Open Innovation: The New Imperative,’ many organizations and governments have implemented Open Innovation programs to tremendous success. Open innovation works so well because it puts the emphasis on diversity and serendipity.
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Coming Waves of Disruption
The Sys-Con Media website noted that big disruptions have upended markets for mobile handsets, personal computers, cameras, newspapers, books, magazines, music, broadcast television and so on — felling a long list of well-known companies along the way. The most viable response to such radical disruption,
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New Frontiers in Open Innovation
The Popular Online website posted an announcement of a new book, “New Frontiers in Open Innovation” edited by Henry Chesbrough, Wim Vanhaverbeke and Joel West. Although the benefits of open innovation have been described in detail before, underlying mechanisms how companies can be successful
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SMEs and Open Innovation
The Kobo website reported on the new book, “SMEs and Open Innovation”: Open innovation has been widely implemented in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the aim of influencing business promotion, value gain, and economic empowerment. However, little is known about the processes used
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Hard Truth About Business Model Innovation
The website Safairbooksonline posted a summary of the new book “The Hard Truth About Business Model Innovation” by Clayton M. Christensen, Emily Snyder, Derek van Bever and Thomas Bartman. The authors describe the development of a business model across time as a journey whose progress and
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Higher Ed and Open Innovation
The Inside Higher Ed website noted that the main reason the book “The Smartest Places on Earth“ is important are the chapters on open innovation. Today’s problems (such as sustainable energy or health care productivity), are too complex for one institution to solve on their own. These
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China’s Next Strategic Advantage: Innovation.
The Intheblack website reported that many people talk of China’s economic and industrial development as following roughly the same path as Japan and South Korea on a much larger scale. However, a key difference is open innovation, where businesses take a highly collaborative approach. China has worked
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Open Innovation: Academic and Practical Perspectives
The IC2 website announced the publication of “Open Innovation: Academic and Practical Perspectives on the Journey from Idea to Market” edited by Arthur Markham. The book brings together the latest scholarship with tried-and-true stories of successful applications in real-world settings. Authors
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Think Outside Your Industry
The YourStory website reported on the book, “Not Invented Here” by Ramon Vullings: “Many frameworks spill over from ‘Open Innovation’ and ‘Partnership Models’. Related models are distributed innovation, joint ventures, and networked innovation. Ideas can be brought in from the
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Open Innovation for Researchers
An article on the Euroscientist website asks are you interested in getting help to further your research? Are you looking for funding or for strategic partners for a project? Do you need to get access to large amounts of relevant data? Do you wish at get in touch with lots of individuals who can contribute?
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