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

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However, by developing an innovation strategy that anticipates a downturn, you can help your enterprise weather the storm and even uncover lucrative ways to gain a competitive edge. Businesses looking to discover how to beat a recession with idea management and continuous improvement would also do well to adopt it.

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

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. Using the right innovation (tool) for the job. Arguably, the principle of Open Innovation was utilized for the first time by Professor James Murray in 19th Century Oxford, England. A History of Open Innovation. The Innovation Gamble. Lindegaard, 2010). Lego – Bankruptcy. Lego – Innovo Beneficus.

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

Qmarkets

. Using the right innovation (tool) for the job. Arguably, the principle of Open Innovation was utilized for the first time by Professor James Murray in 19th Century Oxford, England. A History of Open Innovation. The Innovation Gamble. Lindegaard, 2010). Lego – Bankruptcy. Lego – Innovo Beneficus.

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How to Run the Ultimate Corporate Hackathon

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This Microsoft-spawned company started as a thought at the 2010 TechCrunch Disrupt hackathon. It's also true that until lately, hackathons were just about getting different groups to complete, only comparing their results for the very first time at the decision making stage, once the competition is already over.

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How to Run the Ultimate Corporate Hackathon

Qmarkets

This Microsoft-spawned company started as a thought at the 2010 TechCrunch Disrupt hackathon. It's also true that until lately, hackathons were just about getting different groups to complete, only comparing their results for the very first time at the decision making stage, once the competition is already over.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

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Beginning in the second half of last decade, the popularity of hackathons grew significantly, and were quick to viewed by both companies and venture capitalists alike as a quick way in which to develop new technologies as w ell as determine new areas for innovation and for funding. Some major companies were in fact born from these hackathons.