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Leveraging the Benefits of Open Innovation

IdeaScale

Open innovation is innovation where companies or organizations reach out to other companies, individuals, and the general public to create innovative products and services. Some open innovation partnerships include colleges and universities. R&D is expensive, but open innovation helps curtail the costs.

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Measuring Open Innovation

Innov8rs

When it comes to innovation, some initiatives may be too risky or outside of a corporation's capability zone, leading to a longer learning curve. This collaborative approach to innovation – also known as Open Innovation – can come in many shapes and sizes. How to measure your corporate’s open innovation activities?

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A Portal to Open Innovation: Insights from yet2’s webinar with industry leaders

Yet2

However, it can be difficult to market innovation needs efficiently and attract the right submitters. yet2 hosted a webinar with Tomoharu Hayama, Open Innovation Manager, Kobayashi Pharmaceuticals, and Kendra Gittus, Global Innovation Lead, Syngenta, to discuss open innovation portal setup, insights, and outcomes.

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Key Takeaways from April’s Open Innovation Summit

IdeaScale

The Open Innovation Summit is all about expanding innovation beyond a small committee or a lab in the building to your entire organization. Just like any other scaling project, taking innovation company-wide can come with unexpected obstacles. Innovation Isn’t Tech-Driven. Be Adaptable.

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From Consumer to Collaborator: A Look at Open Innovation

IdeaScale

This is more than just a way to better understand who shops with you, though; with the right platform, it can be a source of powerful innovation. What Is Open Innovation? Traditionally, innovation in companies has been “closed.” When Should I Use Open Innovation? How Should I Use Open Innovation?

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6 Don’ts For An Open Innovation Winning Formula

PlanBox Innovation

Open innovation (OI) can be a powerful approach for organizations to find groundbreaking ideas, develop new products and solve difficult problems. I have been involved in hundreds of open innovation projects — I have seen huge successes and, of course, many failures. Don’t Do it Once. Don’t Do it Yourself.

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Innovation Hacks: Lessons Learned from Successful Startups

IdeaScale

One of the great virtues of startups is that they have to innovate quickly, or they cease to exist. Here are some lessons to learn from how startups innovate quickly and turn into established companies. Innovation platforms can help any business, from start-up to a large company wanting to become nimble.

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