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Can an Open Innovation Challenge Methodology Help Solve the Refugee Crisis?

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Admittedly, using this method to solve more complex socioeconomic problems, in a rapid and effective way, will be much more difficult: one has only to remember the largely unsuccessful BP’s oil spill crowdsourcing campaign to deal with the consequences of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster. You can also click here to organise a free demo.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

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.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

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.