Open Innovation
Becoming a great director of strategic partnerships is no easy feat. Becoming a director of any kind is a challenge in itself but directing strategic partnershi…
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In the same way, you can never go backward to a slower computer, you can never go backward to a lessened state of connectedness.
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Interestingly, financing is not the top reason for start-ups to pursue partnerships, or even among the top three. Their top motive is getting access to the larg…
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We've all seen it. We've all experienced it. Most likely, we were in a group, a small team, or in some form of workshop. Maybe there was a little confli…
Read moreAs a passionate customer insight strategist, I tend to prefer an outside-in business strategy, meaning one that looks at customers’ latent or hidden needs and t…
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Executing innovation at scale is a complex task and there’s plenty of advice out there on how supporting structures, whether physical or digital, should be arch…
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True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted and wai…
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Nature or nurture? The question is as old as the world. Are we born the way we are or are we raised to become the people we are today? The same goes for the tra…
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Innovation culture is one of those terms that’s hard to define – poll 10 people on the street and we’d likely get 10 different interpretations. Yet we tend to k…
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Whether in pursuit of innovation or simply to keep on course, planning for change is an essential skill all organizations should master.
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When talking with innovation managers, a question that provides some interesting responses is: "If you could start all over again tomorrow, what would you d…
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If you’re reading this, you’re likely keen to find out more about how to successfully manage your open innovation program. Perhaps you’re looking to try out co-…
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The co-creation process as a form of open innovation can seem challenging for any company. However, it can create great opportunities for businesses to meet and…
Read moreInnovation is the hallmark of a company that grows, prospers, and makes its mark on both the industry and the world.
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Did you know that not that long ago, drones were one of the bestselling Christmas presents?
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Strategic foresight is all about paying attention to certain insights, signals, and trends. It also means disregarding or prioritizing some sources of data over…
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"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
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Implementing open innovation in your business is not an easy task. It might be straightforward, but it is not easy.
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Innovation, done right, is an interactive flow of diverse contributions. For sure, it is a process of building on the knowledge, perspectives, and heuristics of…
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Typically, innovation managers are researchers, strategists, evangelists, or pioneers who venture on to become change agents, leaders, organizational designers,…
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Before assessing the three key models of open innovation, let’s take a step back and look at what open innovation means.
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