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To objectively assess, manage, and compare product development performance, organizations need a standard framework for classifying and defining processes. APQC’s Process…
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The enduring promise of open innovation is to get work done faster, cheaper, and with better ideas. Unfortunately, many organizations struggle to build a culture that is…
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Today’s markets move and evolve with incredible speed. Keeping up requires embracing open innovation: the organization looks beyond itself for new ideas, strategies, and…
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APQC asked leading thinkers on innovation and disruption how organizations can recover from the events of the past year. Scott Anthony from Innosight and Stephen Wunker from…
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Organizations are seeking new and better ways to drive innovation, and many are looking to knowledge management (KM) for support. This article outlines ways to connect KM and…
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Organizations can struggle with balancing the expansive potential of an open innovation program with the need to target investments. Efforts should align with organizational…
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Cast Wide Net for Open Innovation Partners
Open innovation programs benefit from deliberately approaching traditional and untraditional sources of ideas. An excerpt from APQC’s report, Open Innovation: Creating…
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Relationship management is a critical capability for open innovation. An excerpt from APQC’s report, Open Innovation: Creating Flexible Collaboration, this article reviews…
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Open Innovation and Intellectual Property
Organizations benefit from regularly clarifying how intellectual property (IP) concerns and open innovation programs align with organizational strategy—and then working to…
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Establish a Dedicated Open Innovation Team
Open innovation efforts falter without a dedicated, central team to connect the business with potential sources of innovation. An excerpt from APQC’s report, Open Innovation:…
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Seek Skilled Open Innovation Team Members
Open innovation efforts require a dedicated, central team to connect the business with potential sources of innovation. But this team needs a varied skillset beyond…
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Open innovation is a dynamic, recursive activity that presents unique management challenges. Organizations can instill structure by integrating open innovation with existing…
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As an organization’s open innovation program matures, it typically broadens its horizon for new ideas. APQC advises organizations to focus on specific needs, as well as…
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As the field of open innovation expands, the competition increases among organizations to tap into expertise and get a first look at quality ideas. Organizations need to…
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How to Measure Open Innovation
Open innovation is a less controlled environment than traditional operational processes, which heightens the need to justify investments through performance measures. An…