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Ecosystem of Partners - Instead of talking about just Open Innovation

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 10:27:24 +0100

When I started out to explore the Open Innovation field in collaboration with Unilever, I researched how to make the sometimes arbitrary Open Innovation into a well managed process.

Today I am not talking about Open Innovation anymore; instead the model I developed is a set of tools on how to create an Ecosystem of Partners. Ecosystems are a new way of looking at Open Innovation and collaboration, and have taken open innovation to the next level by making relationships ongoing and evolving.

Have you encountered this movement of Ecosystem of partners?

Ecosystems of Partners defined is a network of symbiotic relationships between a hub entity (initiator) and several ancillary entities (partners) formed with the objective of sharing resources to achieve mutually beneficial goals.

Looking at Open Innovation this way makes Apple a best practice example of Ecosystem of Partners.

”What you end up with is a kind of Apple archipelago—this cluster of islands in this big digital sea that are great places to hang out,”

Paul Saffo, Silicon Valley futurist

Would be great to hear your reflections about this,

Annelie

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richgirlpoorboy: Open Innovation the Malcolm Mclaren way!

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:10:33 +0100

richgirlpoorboy: Open Innovation the Malcolm Mclaren way!:

Fashion, Music and Dancing have a lot to thank Malcolm Mclaren for. Back in the days, lets say in 1971, when collaboration was called partnership, McLaren and his partner Vivienne Westwood opened up a London clothing shop called Let It Rock on the Kings Road.

Open minded Mclaren continued…

Please don’t throw anything into the sea This video is about an...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:44:18 +0100

Please don’t throw anything into the sea

This video is about an island in the ocean at 2000 km from any other coast line. Nobody lives here, only birds and yet, you will not believe what you will see here.

Q&A prior to an Open Innovation or Crowdsourcing project

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:43:06 +0100

Q&A prior to an Open Innovation or Crowdsourcing project:

Step 1 - Identify Your Internal Experts Early
Step 2 – Schedule the Collaborative Questioning Session
Step 3 – Execute a Purposeful Q&A Session
Step 4 – Document the Session

thesciencellama: Neil deGrasse Tyson lays down some cold hard...

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:08:09 +0100

thesciencellama:

Neil deGrasse Tyson lays down some cold hard truth.
Every second our Sun releases energy equivalent to about 1 Billion (1,000,000,000) nuclear bombs, and we are digging in the sand.

Waldorf-Astoria Installs Beehives on NYC RooftopAs bees continue...

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:11:13 +0200

Waldorf-Astoria Installs Beehives on NYC Rooftop
As bees continue to face an uncertain future, efforts like these offer the potential of a win-win-win for the bees, the hotels, and the planet.

The ultimate challenge! Team members at NASA’s Jet...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:56:33 +0200

The ultimate challenge!

Team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars.

Virtous companies are the talkers when it comes to sustaining the planet!

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:51:00 +0200

Saving the planet is not glamorous, and it is not social entrepreneurs or virtuous companies that will manage to do so, instead it is the number-crunching accountants that will do the real walk!

READ THE FULL ARTICLE WRITTEN BY: Lindsay Clinton

Accountants Will Save The Planet

INNOVATION DILUTED Got innovation? Just about every company says...

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:55:20 +0200

INNOVATION DILUTED
Got innovation? Just about every company says it does.

Like the once ubiquitous buzzwords “synergy” and “optimization,” innovation is in danger of becoming a cliché—if it isn’t one already.

- Leslie Kwoh

Open Innovation all the way -USA!

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:10:17 +0100

” On his first day in office, President Obama directed the newly created position of “Chief Technology Officer” to provide recommendations on his Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government”

Obama is serious about Open Innovation when he appointed a Chief...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:53:36 +0100

Obama is serious about Open Innovation when he appointed a Chief Technology Officer! It is time for even more Open innovation in the Private sector.

President Obama appointed Aneesh Chopra as the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer in May, 2009, to spur innovation and collaborative processes to solve problems and grow the jobs and industries of the future. Along with a growing team of leaders across the Federal Government, Chopra has worked to increase the potential of open innovation in areas like health IT, learning technologies, and smart grid. Continue reading

"Toilet talk usually isn’t welcome at cocktail parties. Public discussions about the effects of..."

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:50:23 +0100

“Toilet talk usually isn’t welcome at cocktail parties. Public discussions about the effects of menstruation or diarrhea are taboo in most places. Ironically sanitation often masquerades as a “water-related” issue.”

- Women, water and the ugly global crisis we’re not talking about - The Washington Post

(via How to tip consumer behaviour towards sustainability)

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:11:13 +0100

(via How to tip consumer behaviour towards sustainability)

Want, Find, Get and Finally MANAGE innovation

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:24:43 +0100

Want, Find, Get and Finally MANAGE innovation

Rise Above Plastics. What goes in the ocean, goes in...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:25:57 +0100

Rise Above Plastics.

What goes in the ocean, goes in you!

http://www.surfrider.org/

Giants working with giants - Launch Pretty impressive line up of...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:01:55 +0100

Giants working with giants - Launch

Pretty impressive line up of collaborating partners, NASA, USAID, Department of State, and Nike joined together to form LAUNCH in an effort to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to global challenges through a series of forums.

http://launch.org/

(via A New Model for Innovation: Fast Track Innovation by...

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:12:59 +0100

(via A New Model for Innovation: Fast Track Innovation by @open_innovate)

Open Innovation Best Practices (by vbilgram) A collection of...

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:38:49 +0200

Open Innovation Best Practices (by vbilgram)

A collection of best practice examples in Open Innovation and Co-Creation including Siemens, Danone, Beiersdorf, Henkel, Swarovski and Daimler.

Trying to standardize the taxonomy of crowdsourcing

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:36:00 +0200

The Daily Crowdsource suggest the following official taxonomy for crowdsourcing: Microtasks, Macrotasks, Crowdfunding, Crowd Contests.

A standard set of categories would help the area develop best practices and a unified way of handling common problems.

http://dailycrowdsource.com/downloads/umbrella-of-crowdsourcing.pdf

urbanitis: DONT FORGET: URBANITIS TOUR OF EAST HARLEM FOR OPEN...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:26:03 +0200

urbanitis:

DONT FORGET: URBANITIS TOUR OF EAST HARLEM FOR OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK (FREE!!!)

Join us at 12pm or 2pm on October 15th for a tour of the architectural wonders and hidden gems of East Harlem. We will meet at 114th Street and Pleasant Avenue (across the street from Rao’s) and walk the neighborhood for about an hour. Reservations are not required, but if you’d like to email us and let us know you’re coming, thats fine too (urbanitisblog@gmail.com)

More information on OHNY and our tour here.