Category: Open Innovation

What is Your External Talent Strategy?

I am currently doing research for a white paper and a webinar on harnessing the global talent pool to accelerate innovation, and I need your help to add to the case studies I’ve already gathered. Here is the premise: As more industries become commoditized and innovation becomes more of a focus, organizations are being forced to move beyond a talent ownership mindset to a talent attraction and engagement mindset. Continue reading

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Using Social Media for Innovation - 11 Great Reads

As I’m doing the research for my next book, which focuses on the intersection of open innovation and social media, I want to share some of blog posts and articles that I find interesting. There were many good insights and I have inserted snippets for each read to give you an idea on what to expect. I am sure you can find lots of inspiration here! Continue reading

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Let Them Hack Your Innovation!

There are many ways to harness collective intelligence to enhance your innovation, and drive “hackers to explore” the details of your innovation and stretch its capabilities: open innovation, social innovation, collaborative design, open source… Continue reading

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Lego's $50 Million Open Innovation Failure

The headline screams like a disaster. It’s not really that bad. Yes, Lego took a loss around that size when they decided to shut down their online game, Lego Universe, but they also learned some valuable lessons. Continue reading

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Inside the EllisDon Innovation Portal

EllisDon speaks on the company’s challenge of sharing information across numerous employees in dozens of jobsites. Using innovation management software, the company developed Uprising, a portal through which employees can communicate across various barriers. Continue reading

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Moving Beyond Corporate R&D - GE Style

Dr. Carlos J. Haertel, Managing Director, GE Global Research Center Europe shared his views on the roles of corporate R&D and the rationale for R&D partnerships at the recent World Innovation Conference in Cannes. Here you get the bullet points: Continue reading

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