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Eleven Ways to use Crowdsourcing

Destination Innovation

Ideascale have published a white paper on crowdsourcing which you can download. Here are the ways that are identified in the paper which also contains many examples and links: 1. Design Competitions. You can host your competition and build your brand while simultaneously getting a host of free input. Programming.

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All You need to know about Roadmapping in Innovation

ITONICS

Thus, it’s essential to actively use robust methods such as roadmapping – to stay ahead of the competition. In addition to internal company roadmapping (technological and strategic roadmap), open innovation roadmapping is another form of roadmapping that can bundle the knowledge of an “ecosystem“ and make it usable for all stakeholders.

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Whitepaper: Stimulating and Measuring Open and Cross Innovation 

InnovationManagement

As two intermediaries from Hamburg that foster open and cross innovation processes, Science Scout (an initiative of Hamburg Innovation) and Cross Innovation Hub (Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft) joined forces to start a discussion around the stimulation and measurement of open and cross innovation processes.

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8 External Innovation Sources You should know

ITONICS

Academic and research institutions that run innovation programs funded by the company. Partnerships between companies and universities are one of the key drivers of the innovation economy. Understanding these insights by larger companies can play an important role in their own innovation strategy, portfolio, and activities.

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All You need to know about Roadmapping in Innovation

ITONICS

Thus, it’s essential to actively use robust methods such as roadmapping – to stay ahead of the competition. In addition to internal company roadmapping (technological and strategic roadmap), open innovation roadmapping is another form of roadmapping that can bundle the knowledge of an “ecosystem“ and make it usable for all stakeholders.

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8 External Sources of Innovation

ITONICS

Academic and research institutions that run innovation programs funded by the company. Partnerships between companies and universities are one of the key drivers of the innovation economy. Understanding these insights by larger companies can play an important role in their own innovation strategy, portfolio, and activities.

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11 Paradoxes of Entrepreneurial Thinking: why entrepreneurship can hardly be taught

Open Innovation EU

As opposed to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial thinking is not necessarily bound to entrepreneurs (to be); it is an essential skill for ‘strengthening human capital, employability and competitiveness’ (Bacigalupo et al., This discussion adds to the on-going debate around nature versus nurture.