The Paradox of Open Innovation: Internal or External?
What came first, the chicken or the egg? This paradox has perplexed philosophers for millennia. In the progressive workplace, a similar dilemma confounds executives. In the pursuit of open innovation,...
View ArticleWayfinding and the Social Compass
“The map is not the territory” – Korzybski In 2006, I visited Kyoto for the first time. After walking a couple of kilometers, I realized I was far from my intended destination. Without a map, I was...
View Article3GTV is going to change the world…and make Foursquare relevant
Originally posted at Blogging Innovation on June 17th, 2010 3GTV is the brainchild of Automated Media Services, and they are putting little screens in stores right next to products they promote and...
View ArticleIP protection and Open Innovation can work together (if you do it right).
Originally posted at Innovation Leadership Network on July 8, 2010 I’ve just finished reading a nice article on IP strategy and open innovation that was published in the MIT Sloan Management Review...
View ArticleSix platforms to get results from crowdsourcing
Originally posted at Trends in the Living Network on July 26th, 2010 MyCustomer.com has just published a nice article based on an interview with me, titled Ross Dawson: Six tools to kickstart your...
View ArticleLego’s Customer Interactions: The Future of Innovation
Originally posted at 15inno on August 9th, 2010. One thing that defines a strong, innovative company in the future is the interaction it has with its stakeholders and in particular with its customers....
View ArticleCrowdsourcing for Market Research Part 2: Getting Better Input
In a post two weeks ago, we talked about how crowdsourcing for market research can avoid some of the inherent biases that can come with traditional research techniques. There is another reason for...
View ArticleInnovation does not start with idea generation
Originally posted at Innovate on Purpose on August 31th, 2010. I’ve just finished reading a book called Intangible Capital (more on that in another post) by Mary Adams. The book does a good job...
View ArticleLooking Beyond the Breakthrough Idea
While adopting crowdsourcing for innovation certainly can lead to breakthrough ideas, solutions and crowd efforts, I believe there is too much focus on the breakthrough and not enough value assigned...
View ArticleTips to Overcome Internal Resistance to Open Innovation
In a recent chat with a crowdsourcing-knowledgeable innovator within a large enterprise, he shared good honest dialog about the open innovation benefits he’s seen in his organization, and also the...
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