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Case #8 – NEC in Princeton

Case #8 – NEC in Princeton

By Oliver Alexy • on February 22, 2012

It has been a considerable while since my last posting—I have been teaching quite a lot over the past few months, so I have had a chance to reacquaint myself with some brilliant case studies. The one I would like to talk about today is “NEC: A New R&D Site in Princeton

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By OIC Editor • on February 16, 2012

The Ernst & Young website has an article which presents an audit aimed at helping companies assess their readiness for open innovation and, where necessary, optimize structures and processes. The audit documents the company’s actual situation with regard to specific criteria and endeavors

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Aspects of Open Innovation Companies

Aspects of Open Innovation Companies

By OIC Editor • on February 14, 2012

The OpenInnovation.eu website reports on a study by the Open Innovation Research Forum – part of the University of Cambridge – of almost 1200 German innovation companies. The paper tested the hypothesis that several different innovation-enabling factors would generate more revenue within

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Open Innovation and Public Policy in Europe

Open Innovation and Public Policy in Europe

By OIC Editor • on February 13, 2012

Henry Chesbrough and ESADE of Barcelona  professor Wim Vanhaverbeke have released a report that sheds new light on open innovation and public policies in Europe. In the video below posted on YouTube, they discuss open innovation and public policy and fostering competitiveness in the European economy.

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Seven Ways to Make Open Innovation Work in Europe

Seven Ways to Make Open Innovation Work in Europe

By OIC Editor • on February 9, 2012

The Science|Business website outlined a report describing how governments can can play a key role in triggering new models of collaboration. Government can be a catalyst – that’s one of many lessons that are starting to emerge around the world as open innovation is practiced. The report outlined

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New Research Shows Value of Enterprise Social Technology

New Research Shows Value of Enterprise Social Technology

By OIC Editor • on February 9, 2012

The MarketWatch website reports on a study by AIIM which shows that companies are realizing significant, measurable benefit from the adoption of social technologies in the areas of marketing and sales, open innovation and enterprise Q&A. The study found that open innovation delivers beneficial changes

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Topics In Open Innovation Speaker Series

Topics In Open Innovation Speaker Series

By OIC Editor • on January 25, 2012

The Spring 2012 Open Innovation Speaker Series is a weekly series at the University of California, Berkeley intended to provide both academic and managerial perspectives on open innovation and related subjects. Admission to the speaker series is free to students, alumni, faculty, and friends of the

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Managing the business risks of open innovation

Managing the business risks of open innovation

By OIC Editor • on January 19, 2012

An article in McKinsey Quarterly focuses on the factors that could redefine intellectual property competition in different industries. As open-source innovation, crowd sourcing, and engaging with open communities become increasingly prevalent, could Intellectual Property-free zones appear in the competitive

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Using Open Innovation for IP Collaboration

Using Open Innovation for IP Collaboration

By OIC Editor • on January 10, 2012

The NewEurope website reports on the December IP Week and Open Innovation Conference in Brussels, which gathered a wide array of industry representatives with policy makers discussing and debating many issues dealing with intellectual property and the open innovation business model. It raised awareness

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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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