Betabrand: Too Much Open Innovation?
Betabrand, the online retailer has bought heavily into open innovation. Could it be too much?
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Empire State of Minds: Open Innovation in NYC
The Big Apple is big on open innovation.
Block by Block: Harnessing Open Innovation at The LEGO Group
Between 1999-2003 The LEGO Group was on a burning platform [1]. Children were abandoning traditional toys at earlier ages, turning to more sophisticated alternatives such as video games. Retailers were becoming more complex, as the phenomenon of big-box stores made […]
Running on Netflix: How Machine Learning is Fueling Your Netflix Binge-Watching Problem
In an era of decreased attention span, heightened competition and high content creation costs, Netflix is countering churn with innovative machine-learning algorithms which aim to provide subscribers with the most personalized entertainment experience but would this be enough to maintain a sustainable competitive position in the long run?
An Open Call for Help: Can Pfizer Find the Cure for Cancer… Outside the Walls of Pfizer?
The discovery of groundbreaking medical treatments may no longer solely rest in the hands of scientists; grassroots R&D efforts combine scientific expertise with the experiences and creativity and horsepower of the masses.
Crowdsourcing improvements to America’s security: Bug bounties and open innovation in the U.S. Department of Defense
How the DoD is using open innovation to improve America's security
Open Innovation at NASA: Impact in Culture
The open innovation initiative implemented by NASA generated divergent opinions among the R&D professionals working for the agency. The problem that NASA faces with the implementation of open innovation is how to organize and shift the culture, roles and processes to embrace such trend.
Great Scott! What’s next for open innovation at LEGO?
LEGO has been using open innovation for the past 10 years to bring new playsets to market. As they strive to stay relevant while the line between toys and consumer electronics starts to blur, how will they revamp their strategy and consequently product development process to accommodate?
Open Innovation for League of Legends
Hundreds of millions of people play and watch League of Legends. Will the game will be sustainably popular (like basketball) or will it follow the path of other electronic games in the past and give away to newer concepts? In this long-term context, it is crucial that the game developer utilizes open innovation to support game updates and an ecosystem of players, teams, fans, and platform partners.
Open Innovation at Amazon Alexa: Crowd-sourcing Its Way to Platform Dominance
Amazon is relying on open source innovation to build the capability of its cloud based voice service platform. The voice service is set to be the next biggest technological innovation that will change the way we control devices, interact with machines, and handle information. Amazon is providing a Alexa skills development platform for the third party developers to increase the utility of Alexa and the consequent consumer benefits. What are the next challenges for Amazon's Alexa?