‘Open innovation’ is a term that has emerged to describe the use of: “[..] inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation, and expand the markets for external use of innovation [..].” (Chesbrough et al., 2006). Though it has been said to have some of the characteristics of a management fad, at its heart seems to be something that integrates tried and tested collaborative business activities, has the potential to improve the ability of firms to introduce new products and services, but which is very challenging to implement effectively.
This blog aims to provide commentary on the practical challenges of making open innovation work, to highlight new research outputs that help build understanding of open innovation, and to signpost events and organisations that share common interest in making open innovation work.
Open innovation in Japan: A noticeable change?
For the past 7 years, I have been visiting Japan each year to work with colleagues in Kyoto on various projects relating to the management ...
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In my last post , the issue of how partnerships with start-ups could help large Japanese ICT firms cope with the fact that their industry is... -
For the past 7 years, I have been visiting Japan each year to work with colleagues in Kyoto on various projects relating to the management ... -
Just under three years ago, I gave a presentation on the impact of open innovation on the activities of firms within the Cambridge high tec...