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The European Space Agency's Voyage Into Open Innovation
This blog post is part of a series on successfully managing open innovation programs. In this series, I talk with experi...

How the Pandemic Changed the Way These Organizations Innovate
Innovating During a Pandemic: How 4 Organizations are Thriving Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and, largely wi...

How Liebherr Engages Its Customers with Crowdsourcing
This blog post is part of a series on successfully managing open innovation programs. In this series, I talk with experi...

Why You Should Look Outside Your Organization to Create Impact
There is a lot of talk nowadays about purpose, value, and worth at both the individual and organizational levels. Take t...

Common Fears of Starting an Open Innovation Initiative
Adding external elements to an internal innovation program can prove a true rite of passage. The transition requires an ...

4 Practices Innovation Managers Should Retire (And 4 to Keep)
Every year, new tools, technologies, practices, and even full-rounded ideologies invade the innovation space. Those of u...

Identifying Stakeholders: A Quick Innovation Managers Guide
I was recently asked a very down-to-earth question: "Where do you find answers to practical issues in innovation managem...

How Management Theories Become Memes - and Why That Matters
I have a confession to make: I have a thing for investigative journalism. I'm talking about the kind of journalism that ...

What Is a Living Lab and How Can It Be Used for Open Innovation?
"Living labs" is a label applied to an array of very different innovation infrastructures that did not make it in the Ja...

7 Guiding Principles for Innovation Toolkit Selection and Implementation
There is something awfully unnerving about a place that has lodged, entertained, and inspired people like Sir Isaac Newt...

Best of the Bonn Forum: Lessons from the Innovation Community
How can an event be inclusive and exclusive at the same time? By appealing to a variety of professionals who work in a v...