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Co-development and Open Innovation Many companies have evolved from a closed-innovation model to Open Innovation, and have made the most of their networks to satisfy their need for innovation. Is collective knowledge a prerequisite for Open Innovation today? Let’s discover the concept of co-development! Co-development, from the idea of the…
Better, Faster, Harder - SME Open Innovation
SME & Open Innovation The demand for innovation is becoming increasingly pressing and is accelerating… paving the way for SME open innovation We observe that even on the historical offer-driven markets as consumer electronics, the demand side is now imposing the pace, not the offer. Consumers expect better products everyday…
Bobby McFerrin: Science and Music Learning
An Illustration of the link between music and science Science and music learning – I never tire of this video of Bobby McFerrin during his time at TEDx. Science and music learning taught by Bobby McFerrin In less than three minutes, we see the singer teaching, with humor, hundreds of…
Open Source VS Open Innovation
Open Source and Open Innovation We are often asked the difference between Open Innovation and Open Source. And many people confound the two. Let us try to clarify the links between these notions. We will take the opportunity to introduce others (Open Hardware, Open Data, Open Access etc.) Open Source…
What is a good expert and how to find one?
The Good Expert The experts are essential to our businesses, particularly those wishing to innovate. Innovation often requires, starting from market and customers’ expectations, to answer new questions. Experts have knowledge related to their education, experience and practice. They can therefore propose relevant solutions to these issues as they fall…
Crowdsourcing and Open Innovation
Crowdsourcing, a concept born in mid 2000s in the USA, is one of the tools available to companies willing to embrace open innovation. As a definition of Open Innovation, one could say that for a company, it represents the extension of the sphere of innovation actors. The crowdsourcing fully represents that logic.…
Open Innovation ROI
Focus on the Return on Investment of Open Innovation Editor’s note: We have written a more recent article on this subject entitled How to measure the results of Open Innovation? Innovation is a crucial investment for any company.. However, it is often difficult to evaluate the return on investment (ROI)…
Innovation Communication: An Internal Corporate Issue
Innovation Communication An internal communication opportunity In 2013, the french index of company values indicated that 34% of companies consider innovation as the main value they claim to have, before quality, integrity and client satisfaction. Innovation represents the element of distinction in institutional speech as well as in developing the…
Innovation Management - What is it?
Innovation management: creating and developing innovations Nowadays, innovation is the main development lever for companies. While in the past it emerged from collaboration between the R&D and Marketing departments, nowadays innovation reaches out to a larger field in the company and it requires various competences and a specific management. We…
The Tricorder : becoming a reality thanks to Open Innovation ?
The Tricorder, an invention from Star Trek The TV series Star Trek invented a device, the Tricorder, which was rather unnoticed until Qualcomm decided to create an Open Innovation challenge around it. One version of the Tricorder was helping human beings to make their own reliable health diagnoses in less…
The role of open innovation intermediaries
What is an Open Innovation intermediaries? One aspect that differenciates Open Innovation from other innovation management approaches is the emergence of innovation intermediaries. While we observed the involvement of intermediary actors in situations such as technology alliances, we now see these intermediaries taking part in the innovation strategies of many…
Orange crowdsourcing Platform: Imagine with Orange
Orange crowdsourcing Platform Orange innovation teams are harnessing the power of crowdsourcing by tapping into the collective wisdom of the people at the very forefront of the digital revolution: consumers. As part of the “Imagine with Orange” initiative, your ideas take on a global dimension, giving you the chance to…