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“Embrace Open Innovation or be Destroyed by it…” – A Case Study on Lego & Bagels

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Mugglestone, 2005) Now if this task were to be attempted using a contemporary Idea Management platform , it could be completed in days rather than decades. The Innovation Gamble. Skip 20 years ahead and Lego have not forgotten how valuable external-stakeholders are to their innovation process.

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Innovate, Adapt, Overcome: How to Beat a Recession with Idea Management & Continuous Improvement

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job losses skyrocketed during the peak recession years 2008-2010 Given the devastating impact of the 2007-08 financial crisis, it’s little wonder that companies worldwide are sensitive to omens of a new “great recession”. During the 2008 financial meltdown, the coffee shop giant launched its “My Starbucks Idea” platform.

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“Embrace Open Innovation or be Destroyed by it…” – A Case Study on Lego & Bagels

Qmarkets

Mugglestone, 2005) Now if this task were to be attempted using a contemporary Idea Management platform , it could be completed in days rather than decades. The Innovation Gamble. Skip 20 years ahead and Lego have not forgotten how valuable external-stakeholders are to their innovation process.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

Online innovation has become very popular in the past few years, and for good reason. This variety of perspectives significantly enriches the innovation process. Likewise the software company Nitobi began as a project at the iPhoneDevCamp in 2008. In 2011 it was acquired for $85 million by Skype.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

Online innovation has become very popular in the past few years, and for good reason. This variety of perspectives significantly enriches the innovation process. Likewise the software company Nitobi began as a project at the iPhoneDevCamp in 2008. In 2011 it was acquired for $85 million by Skype.