Deployment of Open Innovation: where to start?
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Deployment of Open Innovation: where to start?

A different starting point for every company Deployment Open Innovation – Our customers who want to deploy Open Innovation tools and practices often ask us the same question: where do we start? Our answer: it depends! Indeed, after several years of experience in deploying Open Innovation, we have found that…

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How to do a Scientific Research?
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How to do a Scientific Research?

What is the value of ideXlab compared to other search engines in conducting a scientific research? Scientific research – During my PhD studies , like any R&D engineer, I would often carry out bibliographic research in order to better understand my research topic and deepen my knowledge. Among the document…

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Frugal Innovation: Definition and Practical Examples
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Frugal Innovation: Definition and Practical Examples

India invented the “Jugaad” or “Frugal Innovation” Frugal Innovation: Meet Sam Pitroda Jugaad was popularized by Sam Pitroda, founder of C-DOT, who has developed and popularized telecommunications in India. Frugal innovation can be defined as “the commercialization, in the context of limited resources, of quality products and services that are…

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Definition and Practice of Collaborative Innovation
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Definition and Practice of Collaborative Innovation

Definition of Collaborative Innovation Collaborative Innovation Definition – Innovation is a central activity in the economy. It is the basis for the ability of a company, and of the entire economy, to develop, become more competitive and conquer new markets. As Yuman points out in a study on collaborative innovation,…

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Definition & Examples of Open Innovation: Companies that have taken the plunge
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Definition & Examples of Open Innovation: Companies that have taken the plunge

Open Innovation: Examples of Companies This article proposes a few examples of companies that have chosen the path of open innovation. But first of all, let’s define the term “Open Innovation” together. Definition of Open Innovation Open Innovation is a concept introduced in the early 2000s by a research professor…

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Can the Pharmaceutical Industry use Open Innovation to find New Treatments?
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Can the Pharmaceutical Industry use Open Innovation to find New Treatments?

Open Innovation & New Treatments We were curious to see what results could result from a study of Open Innovation in the pharmaceutical industry applied to the identification of new molecules for therapeutic indications. The pharmaceutical sector has been a pioneer in Open Innovation and invests considerably in the discovery…

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Can an SME innovate quickly and efficiently?
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Can an SME innovate quickly and efficiently?

Managing Open Innovation in SMEs Managing Open Innovation in SMEs – When we started to focus on SMEs, we were curious to understand if our approaches and tools developed around Open Innovation for large Corporates could be applied to SMEs.  Of course, innovation is a key element of competitiveness for…

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How to measure the results of Open Innovation?
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How to measure the results of Open Innovation?

Unobvious results to measure with innovation Results Open Innovation – Measuring the Return on Investment that innovation (or Open Innovation) brings to a company is an extremely difficult task. When trying this task, it should be taken into account that part of the exercise is actually subjective, and can therefore…

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Open Innovation: Does It Really Work?
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Open Innovation: Does It Really Work?

Tour d’horizon de l’Open Innovation actuellement Success in Open Innovation – About 90% of companies consider that they innovate too slowly, and 80 to 90% of open innovation initiatives remain in the study stage and do not lead to concrete implementation. In the gigantic digital data repositories lie the information…

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Why SMEs need to be concerned about Open Innovation?
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Why SMEs need to be concerned about Open Innovation?

All companies can benefit from Open Innovation Open Innovation SME – When we talk about using Open Innovation in R&D, we immediately think about large corporates. However, Open innovation can be particularly useful and beneficial for other types of companies. SMEs are a perfect example of this. Open Innovation in…

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Is Open Innovation really collaborative?
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Is Open Innovation really collaborative?

Can we really talk about collaboration when using Open Innovation? 2018 was a busy year for me as an Open Innovation specialist.  I had the opportunity to speak to more than 170 Innovation / Open Innovation Directors in large groups across Europe. One of my findings was that in most…

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An example of state-of-the-art using Open Innovation
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An example of state-of-the-art using Open Innovation

How to achieve a state of the art? How to realize a state-of-the-art? How can Open Innovation help? Some simple answers below. State-of-the-art : definition A state of the art is the identification of previous knowledge to avoid reinventing. Making a state-of-the-art makes it possible to verify or justify that…

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