Collaborative innovation in a time of social distancing – 5 things we now know
Like so many meetings, the IfM’s Open Innovation Forum's March workshop, was hastily reconvened into a virtual event due to the coronavirus crisis. Co-organiser Dominic Oughton, discusses some of the learning points.
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The problem of plastic: Open Innovation Forum tackles sustainable packaging
The OI Forum tackled the packaging challenge using a structured ‘Design Thinking’ approach to discover new solutions
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What skills do we need for Open Innovation?
To be successful an OI team needs around forty specific skills covering the four stages of OI – Want, Find, Get, Manage – these skills fall into four categories: introspective, extrospective, interactive and technical.
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Food for Thought – The Open Innovation Forum finds a hotbed for start-ups
Dominic Oughton reflects on the 2017 Open Innovation Forum Pitching Contest and the ways in which the competition has evolved since its inception.
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Open Innovation at Heineken
Heineken has been experimenting with different models for facilitating ideation with external partners, culminating in the launch of its Innovators Brewhouse 2.0, which aims to balance creativity with finding solutions to real world needs.
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At what point does ‘Open Innovation’ become just ‘Innovation’?
Dominic Oughton considers two related questions: ‘How relevant is collaboration in innovation, now and going forwards?’ and ‘Does the brand ‘Open Innovation’ still serve any value?’
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