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At the Court of King Henry

At the Court of King Henry

By OIC Editor • on February 16, 2012

The Deloittereview.com website has published an interview with Henry Chesbrough, originator of the open innovation concept, on all things open innovation and the challenges of sustaining the open business model. Chesbrough discuses the genesis of the OI concept, the importance of business models, the optimal conditions for making OI work, intellectual

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Five Questions with Henry Chesbrough

Five Questions with Henry Chesbrough

By OIC Editor • on February 7, 2012

The HMSGlobal.com website has an interview with Henry Chesbrough at the World Economic Forum.   Recognized as the father of Open Innovation, Chesbrough coined the term in his 2003 book of the same name that has gone on to revolutionize how businesses approach the subject of innovation. Chesbrough

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Henry Chesbrough at Brussels Innovation Conference

Henry Chesbrough at Brussels Innovation Conference

By Henry Chesbrough • on January 7, 2012

Henry Chesbrough gave a presentation on “Open Innovation and Public Policy in Europe” on Dec. 6 in Brussels. Industrial innovation processes are becoming more open. The large, vertically integrated R&D laboratory systems of the 20th century are giving way to more vertically disintegrated

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Open Innovation and Open Business Models

Open Innovation and Open Business Models

By Henry Chesbrough • on November 21, 2011

The Telenorexpo website presents “Open Innovation and Open Business Models: Thriving in the new innovation landscape,” a presentation to the Oslo Innovation Week conference by Henry Chesbrough of the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley.

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The Evolution of Open Innovation: An Interview with Henry Chesbrough

The Evolution of Open Innovation: An Interview with Henry Chesbrough

By Henry Chesbrough • on October 26, 2011

In this article on the TMCNet site, Henry Chesbrough discusses the evolution of open innovation, what it takes to succeed at open innovation, where it might not gain traction, and how it compares with open-source innovation models. Chesbrough coined the term “open innovation” with the publication

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American Competitiveness–An Open Innovation Perspective

American Competitiveness–An Open Innovation Perspective

By Henry Chesbrough • on August 15, 2011

The US economy is currently languishing in a very weak recovery, so weak that we may even tip back into recession in the coming months.  Our short term economic struggles have also revived a long-standing debate around how to enhance US competitiveness in the longer term.   What can Open Innovation

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Management Innovations for the Future of Innovation

Management Innovations for the Future of Innovation

By Henry Chesbrough • on June 17, 2011

Those who study innovation often can be overwhelmed by the variety and speed at which clever new products and services come into the market.  But it is helpful to take a step back from these myriad innovations to reflect on the evolution not only of the technologies themselves but also the processes

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Open Innovation and the Design of Innovation Work

Open Innovation and the Design of Innovation Work

By Henry Chesbrough • on May 20, 2011

I recently had the chance to review a pre-press copy of a new book, The Open Innovation Marketplace, by Alpheus Bingham and Dwayne Spradlin (Free Press, 2011).  The authors are Chairman and CEO, respectively, of the company Innocentive.   Innocentive is a pioneer in the “open innovation marketplace”

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Use Open Services Innovation to Restore US Competitiveness

Use Open Services Innovation to Restore US Competitiveness

By Henry Chesbrough • on May 17, 2011

As the US economy begins to recover from the devastating recession of 2008 and 2009, our trade deficit with China is again growing.  The rise of China and other emerging economies is triggering reflection here in the US about

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How Open Innovation Can Empower ‘Creatives’

How Open Innovation Can Empower ‘Creatives’

By Henry Chesbrough • on May 11, 2011

Ms. Horn raises an important issue in her article “Here’s What’s Wrong with Open Innovation – A Case for ‘Open Protection:’” how can creative people make a living in a world of “open innovation”, where the wisdom of the crowd

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