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Easing Traffic Congestion with Open Innovation

IdeaConnection

Here is a rundown of a few open innovation initiatives that have attempted to unclog our traffic-filled roads. Ford Motor Company’s Innovate Mobility Challenge – looked for solutions to transport challenges faced by different regions. Smart minds are needed to develop solutions.

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Report Highlights Increased Open Innovation Activity

IdeaConnection

Open innovation is thriving. That’s one of the conclusions of the 2016 State of Innovation Report: Disruptive, Game-Changing Innovation by the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters. 2015 was a Big Year for Innovation.

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Innovation 2015 or Five Lame Excuses?

Gregg Fraley

And if you’re not doing innovation, you are planning something else — your demise, your death, your toasting. . Here’s the thing, like the inept and psychologically damaged journalist Jimmy Olsen, even a dysfunctional company that heretofore hasn’t managed to get innovation going can start now.

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59 Innovation Events for Q4 2015

Innovation Excellence

Earlier this year, Jason Williams shared a list of 46 Innovation Conferences for 2015. Explorious Ventures, both a collector and connector, has curated the world's largest list of innovation-related events, conferences, festivals and happenings. See the list here! Continue reading →

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

Qmarkets

In 2015, an overcrowded boat carrying a group of Syrian refugees capsized and sank off an island in Greece. It’s time to realize the power an open innovation challenge methodology - specifically one that involves crowdsourcing - can have when it comes to affecting real change. You can also click here to organise a free demo.

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100%Open Past and Future

100%Open

A Reflection on 10 Years in Open Innovation. When 100%Open was spun out of Nesta 10 years ago, open innovation was interesting. Of course, proprietary innovation is the lifeblood of large companies. Of course, proprietary innovation is the lifeblood of large companies. Why is this?

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When Disruption Becomes Destructive: How Can Financial Services Companies Close the Innovation Gap?

Qmarkets

Source: PWC ) [/caption] The impacts can trigger permanent effects on consumers, companies and even countries, as the industry accounts for a generous percentage of the total world GDP. billion in 2015. We believe that no incumbent company is immune to this revolution, and assuming some companies are too big to fail would be a mistake.