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Open Innovation Success Stories in the Car Industry

Open Innovation Success Stories in the Car Industry

Sep-29-17 By IdeaConnection
Open innovation success stories abound in multiple industries as enterprises the world over seek the wisdom of the crowd to help them develop new products and services, get over innovation roadblocks, see where their industries are heading and to steal a march on their competitors.

In this post, we highlight a few success stories where open innovation has helped to give the automotive industry a boost.
Tackling Alzheimer’s Disease with Open Innovation

Tackling Alzheimer’s Disease with Open Innovation

Sep-22-17 By IdeaConnection
Alzheimer's is an incurable and fatal disease that affects around 50 million people all over the world. Included in this number are nearly half of individuals who are over 85 years of age.

To accelerate research into treatment and detection and to find a cure, a group known as the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough team is turning to open innovation and crowdsourcing models.
Open innovation and Real-Time Mapping of Irma Flooding

Open innovation and Real-Time Mapping of Irma Flooding

Sep-15-17 By IdeaConnection
Open innovation, social media and mobile technologies are rapidly changing the face of disaster preparation, response, relief and rescue. Success relies on how well intelligence coming from the crowd is harnessed.

In preparation for the approach of Hurricane Irma, Broward County in Florida launched Riskmap.us, a public reporting platform for disaster management.
Open Innovation Solutions Sought for Colombia’s Coffee Industry

Open Innovation Solutions Sought for Colombia’s Coffee Industry

Sep-08-17 By IdeaConnection
Colombian coffee is known the world over for the richness of its varieties and flavors.  But the country's coffee growing industry is in the midst of challenging times that require fresh thinking. That is why the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) has put out a global open innovation call for help.

The challenge is called "CoffeepickINN" and it is a search for innovative solutions to make selective coffee harvesting in Colombia more efficient and profitable.
Crowdsourcing Hurricane Relief and Rescue Efforts in Houston

Crowdsourcing Hurricane Relief and Rescue Efforts in Houston

Sep-01-17 By IdeaConnection
While the world looked on in shock at the pictures coming out of Houston, Texas, some people swung into action, developing crowdsourcing initiatives to help rescue victims and coordinate relief efforts to flood-hit areas.

Their actions have helped to save countless lives.