Archive of Open Innovation Archives – The Strategy Group
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Zazzle and The Open Innovation Challenge
Posted on March 17, 2012 by Jeffrey Tobias in Open InnovationZazzle, in an effort to find, develop and nurture local manufacturing and entrepreneurism, today announced five finalists for its Million Dollar Open Innovation Challenge. In association with MIT's Smart Customization Group and UC Berkeley's Center for Open Innovation, Zazzle created the...
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New Report – Open Innovation and Public Policy in Europe
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jeffrey Tobias in Innovation, Open Innovation, Public sectorOpen Innovation is most often associated with business process transformation in corporations. Initially it was product centric - then Henry Chesbrough published his book on Open Services Innovation. Now Professor Henry Chesbrough and Professor Wim Vanhaverbeke have released an really interesting...
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New Report – Open Innovation – What’s Behind the Buzzword? – i7 and Accenture
Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jeffrey Tobias in Innovation, Open InnovationInnovation is higher than ever on companies’ agenda. 62% of executives interviewed in a recent survey say their business strategy is “largely” or “totally” dependent on Innovation. In today’s globalized competitive environment, innovation has become the key criterion by which...
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Open Innovation and Aneesh Chopra
Posted on October 22, 2011 by Jeffrey Tobias in Open InnovationOpen Innovation is now almost mainstream - and indeed, you know it is when the Chief Technology Officer of the US refers to the positive outcomes it has brought NASA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3oZVzLMumNg
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DHL Launches Open Innovation Contest
Posted on October 22, 2011 by Jeffrey Tobias in Innovation, Open InnovationDHL, the world's leading international express shipping provider, today became the first in its industry to launch an "Open Innovation" competition focusing on "City Logistics" -- the process whereby private companies optimize logistics and transport activities in urban areas while...
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Open Innovation and The Pharma Industry
Posted on October 12, 2011 by Jeffrey Tobias in Innovation, Open InnovationInteresting article in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News on Open Innovation. Seems that the the cost of developing a new drug has escalated to an all-time high of $1.3 billion, the Tufts Center for...
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Airlines and Crowdsourcing
Posted on October 6, 2011 by Jeffrey Tobias in crowdsourcing, Innovation, Open InnovationAccording to IdeaConnection, Crowdsourcing with customers is not only smart PR, but it can also save a company large sums of money as it doesn’t have to engage employees in endless rounds of meetings to...
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Open Innovation by GE in China
Posted on October 1, 2011 by Jeffrey Tobias in Innovation, Open InnovationGeneral Electric, the conglomerate, is using open innovation as a way to source ideas capable of boosting sales and solving major energy problems in China, according to a report in Warc. GE has announced a competition in the world's most populous...
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The Berkeley Innovation Forum
Posted on September 24, 2011 by Jeffrey Tobias in Innovation, Open InnovationJust attended two excellent days in Berkeley at Henry Chesbrough's Berkeley Innovation Forum. This is a small group who get together twice a year to share leading edge thinking around innovation - especially Open Innovation. Some key take aways for me...
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Open Innovation in France
Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jeffrey Tobias in Innovation, Open InnovationAccording to data gathered by Bluenove in 2011, major industrial players in France have taken the steps to integrate Open innovation concepts, that are today understood and being applied in all industrial sectors. This is a major evolution in corporate...
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