xix, 217 p. ; 24 cm.

Machine generated contents note: 01.What is Open Innovation? / Julian Keith Loren -- Where did Open Innovation come from? -- Multiple facets of Open Innovation -- Open Innovation implementations -- What else is Open Innovation? -- 02.What is Crowdsourcing? / Renee Hopkins -- The history of crowds --...

Contents note continued: 06.Institutionalizing Open Innovation / Steven Goers -- Making the case -- Defining Open Innovation -- Start small, get focused, build capability, get some wins and then expand -- Institutionalizing Open Innovation -- 07.The Strategic Context for Open Innovation / Andrew Gau...

Contents note continued: IP Gaps -- Internal gaps -- Conclusion -- 12.Soft Skills for Open Innovation Success / John Bartolone -- Introduction -- The Ol professional -- Ol soft vs hard skills -- Why it matters -- Soft skills -- Where are these people? -- Summary -- 13.Open Innovation with Customers:...

Contents note continued: Describing a problem for others to solve -- 16.Building the Culture for Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing / Boris Pluskowski -- Positive culture traits -- Common cultural blocks -- Initiating an Ol project -- Steps to take -- 17.Overcoming Resistance to Ol / Todd Boone -- St...

Contents note continued: People driving innovation -- Innovation at Nokia -- Ol driving new opportunities -- Global innovation -- Innovation and collaboration, driven by people -- 21.Common Mistakes and Stress Points / Andrew Gaule -- Defining your innovation strategy -- Identifying and selecting in...

Contents note continued: 24.The Acceleration of Innovation / Clinton Bonner -- Bringing f̀ail' into the fold -- What can be accelerated? -- Crowdsourcing, collaboration and co-creation -- One actionable output vs 12,000 ideas -- The results -- 25.Envisioning the Future of Innovation / Stephen Shapir...