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Open Innovation

Three open innovation models: Which is the right one for your organization?

Before assessing the three key models of open innovation, let’s take a step back and look at what open innovation means.

Open Innovation

An introduction to Henry Chesbrough and open innovation

I’ve caught up on some essential reading this weekend to be able to offer you a selection of the most inspiring thought pieces and research by world-renowned sc…

Open Innovation

What are living labs and how can they be used for open innovation?

The term living labs is often used interchangeably, and by many different authors, with other terms such as innovation cluster, ecosystem, community, network, t…

People & Culture

What is Your Innovation Vision?

If there were a top ten of quotes that capture the essence of what innovation is about, this would definitely feature as one of my favorites: "Innovation is…

Innovation Management

What is Good Customer Insight?

Extracting customer insights can be a time-consuming and challenging process. It requires a lot of effort to articulate them effectively. The insights must be p…

The Innovation Manager

6 Steps To Successfully Pitching Your Startup

Even if you have the best business idea, it will only remain an idea if you can't sell it properly. Pitching is a skill that not everyone possesses, but any…

Innovation Management

The Power of Recombinant Innovation

Innovation Across Industries Examples Wandering around Chicago in 1912 William Klann was a man on a mission. He was part of a team set up to explore ways in whi…

People & Culture

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals - SDG 5 = Gender Equality

During the 2015 United Nations Summit, the international community adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the United Nations (UN). Our new blog s…

Methods & Frameworks

The Jugaad Approach to Innovation

Founded in 2003 by TED fellow Jessica Mayberry, Video Volunteers is an international not-for-profit media organization that empowers the voices of the world'…

Managing Innovation

Corporate Foresight: a Tool to Sustain Innovation

Hindsight, foresight, flash foresight, sensing systems, future thinking, chocolate futurists, open future approach, peripheral vision, and clairvoyance the expr…

Disruption & Transformation

5 Tips for Driving Disruptive Innovation in Your Company

"You cannot outperform a marketplace if you adhere to its conventions".

Ideation & Collaboration

Four Examples of Design-Driven Success

When thinking about innovation, we tend to do so from two important angles. The first, and more likely to make headlines, is radical innovation. Sometimes refer…

Open Innovation

What’s the Key to Success in Corporate-Startup Collaboration?

While research on corporate-startup collaboration is not new, it has attracted increasing interest in recent years. In fact, there was a staggering 81% increase…

Ideation & Collaboration

Interview with Wilo - Sustainability is a Huge Opportunity

Sustainability is an integral part of the corporate strategy of the Wilo Group, one of the world's leading premium suppliers of pumps and pump systems for b…

Strategic Foresight

Spotting Future Market Needs and Harnessing Their Value

This is the seventh blog post in HYPE's series on the ten most often-asked questions about strategic foresight. While the sixth post offered insights on how…

Idea Management

Top 3 Mistakes When Asking for The Employees' Ideas

Some companies launching employee innovation programs will inevitably find the going tough. They'll launch their innovation initiative with great fanfare. T…

Strategic Partner Management is Here to Stay

More and more frequently, businesses are evaluating the management of their partner networks and the associated return on investment. However, the value that …

Ideation & Collaboration

How Global Law Firm places Innovation at the Core of its Purpose and Strategy

For some organizations, an innovation program is a “nice-to-have”, sometimes struggling for time and attention against other corporate initiatives. This is not …

Managing Innovation

The Mighty Middle Managers: How They Impact Innovation Success

Getting top-management support and engagement is a critical success factor for large collaborative innovation initiatives. It adds credibility to the program, a…

Innovation Management

Absorptive Capabilities for Innovation - What Really Matters

ca·pa·bil·i·ty \ˌkā-pə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ - the quality or state of being capable (an ability); a feature or faculty capable of development (a potential); or the facili…

Strategic Foresight

Strategic Planning & Business Development Through Foresight

This is the sixth blog post in HYPE’s series on the ten most often-asked questions about strategic foresight. While the fifth post offered a step-by-step proces…

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