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Implementing Open Innovation: Insights from Ariana Smetana of AccelIQ Digital

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Open innovation is a core strategy for transformative growth amongst a growing number of enterprise companies around the world. The days of boardrooms and R&D departments keeping innovation under lock and key are waning, as companies are increasingly preferring a more collaborative approach with startups and other external parties.

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Do You Know What Open Innovation Is?

IdeaScale

In case you hadn’t heard, open innovation was defined by Henry Chesbrough as “a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as the firms look to advance their technology.”. The post Do You Know What Open Innovation Is?

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Recognizing the Building Blocks of Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

Many tools, techniques, frameworks, mechanics, and emerging methodologies have allowed different parts of the innovation process to be explored and exploited. We are moving innovation along but not at a pace or design that reflects the need to connect “it ” into one comprehensive process.

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25 years of Innovation- how has it evolved? Has it been successful?

Paul Hobcraft

Embedding Design Thinking into Innovation Processes: Design thinking has emerged as a powerful tool for innovation, emphasizing user empathy, rapid prototyping, and iterative refinement. This collaborative approach taps into external expertise, reduces development costs, and accelerates innovation cycles.

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10 Do’s & Don’ts for Open Innovation Competitions

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We were asked recently by a new client what our top 10 Do’s and Don’ts are for running open innovation competitions, based on our experience including the UBS Future of Finance Challenge , Unilever Foundry Ideas Challenge , Colombia CO4 Open Innovation Competition , and Ordnance Survey GeoVation Challenge.

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12 Types of Innovation You Should Know in 2021

IdeaScale

It seems like new innovation types arrive at the scene all of the time, leaving people reaching for Google to get up to speed. Whether you’re new to innovation or have years under your belt, this simple guide that explains the different types might help. Open Innovation. Closed Innovation. Process Innovation.

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Implementation is Your New Competitive Advantage

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When it comes to implementation there are three things that companies ought to be thinking about in order to maintain a competitive advantage: process, feedback, and the importance of having multiple stakeholders from the beginning. Learn more in this Open Innovation Guide from IdeaScale.