Siemens have published a detailed report on Open Innovation. It contains many interesting points including a report from Grant Thornton on the sources of ideas. Their survey revealed that the best sources of ideas were as follows as rated by percentage of respondents:
- Customers 41%
- Heads of Business Units 35%
- Employees 33%
- Internal R&D 33%
- CEO 27%
- Partners & Suppliers 26%
- Sales 17%
Do you work with customers on a systematic basis as a source of innovation?
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Paul Sloane writes, speaks and leads workshops on creativity, innovation and leadership. He is the author of The Innovative Leader published by Kogan-Page.
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