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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…
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The Executive’s Role in Open Innovation
Enthusiastic and engaged senior leaders can play a vital role in enabling a successful open innovation program and help accelerate a shift in the company’s culture toward…
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Reward Engagement in Open Innovation
Open innovation reward systems are distinct from other methods of recognition because they verify that the organization is serious about capturing new ideas and motivating…
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Open innovation projects, like other projects in an organization, need to be allocated resources and managed on an individual basis. The open innovation team also needs to…
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Adopting Open Innovation Tools
For open innovation programs to thrive, organizations should focus on the innovation process and the needs of participants. Tech tools should be acquired to solve specific…
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Continuously Improve Open Innovation
For an open innovation program to mature, it must have a systematic process in place to improve. An excerpt from APQC’s report, Open Innovation: Creating Flexible…
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This report leverages APQC’s ongoing research into open innovation, external expertise, and recent real-world examples in order to highlight open innovation best practices in…