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Stefan Lindegaard on Open Innovation

Articles from long-time blogger and open innovation guru, Stefan Lindegaard

Master Networking to Support Open Innovation
Networking is one of the most important skills required to achieve success with open innovation. To attract the right open innovation partners, you have to know how to build, nurture and sustain relationships with people in diverse organizations.

Be Innovative Rather than Strive to Become Innovative
I once did a workshop at a company trying to establish processes for innovation. This company was in much better shape than others, because it was run by entrepreneurs who liked spinouts that offer many opportunities for employees who have the drive and capabilities needed for creating new ventures.

Open Innovation's Essential Element: Trust
Trust is fundamental to open innovation. Without everyone involved believing they can rely on the good faith of the others, little of real consequence will happen. Trust comes at many levels – internally as well as externally.

What is Your Mandate for (Open) Innovation?
One of the challenges small companies need to tackle when they considering engaging in open innovation is getting employees up to speed on the skills that are required to be part of an open innovation team. These include skills in collaboration, team building and communication.

Building Open Innovation Capabilities at Small Companies
One of the challenges small companies need to tackle when they considering engaging in open innovation is getting employees up to speed on the skills that are required to be part of an open innovation team. These include skills in collaboration, team building and communication.

Uniting Stranger to Solve Open Innovation Challenges: What's It Like?
In writing and making public presentations about open innovation, I often remind people that while process is important, in the end success comes down to having people with the right mindset and skills. So much can be accomplished when a good team comes together, even when that team consists of experts in various disciplines around the globe who are total strangers to one another.

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