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Interviews with Open Innovation Problem Solvers

Mar-24-13 By IdeaConnection
So what is it like to be an open innovation problem solver? At IdeaConnection brilliant minds get to earn money, forge new connections, and create novel world-class solutions.

Periodically we conduct interviews with our successful solvers and facilitators. We ask for their thoughts on working with IdeaConnection as part of a problem solving team, or on their own on some of our other challenges.

Here’s a short collection of insights into some of the experiences:

New Platform Hopes to Transform Crowdfunding

Mar-22-13 By IdeaConnection
A new crowdfunding website that launched this week is allowing entrepreneurs to take their concepts all the way from idea to market.

Portland-based Crowd Supply will not only manage the fundraising campaign, but it will also help funded projects with a website to sell their wares, and assistance with warehousing and business development needs.

Free Open Innovation Webinar by Stefan Lindegaard

Mar-20-13 By IdeaConnection
Stefan Lindegaard is an open innovation and social media thought leader and author of numerous books on OI including The Open Innovation Revolution and Social Media for Corporate Innovators and Entrepreneurs.

He has just posted a free webinar on his website that explores the fundamentals of open innovation.  It is illustrated with case histories, good and bad examples and his thoughts on where OI is heading.

Crowdsourcing Data For Spaceships from Remote Controlled Toy

Mar-19-13 By IdeaConnection
The European Space Agency (ESA) is turning to the crowd to help improve how robotic vehicles rendezvous in space.

The agency has created the AstroDrone app for owners of a radio controlled flying copter called Parrot AR. Drone. The toy flies on four rotors and can be controlled with Android devices and iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads.   It is popular with many iPhone users and around half a million units have been sold since it was launched in 2010.

 

How Open Innovation Can Help the Wine Industry

Mar-17-13 By IdeaConnection
The Wine Spiral Project is an open innovation initiative for winemakers and members of the wine industry to share ideas and innovate.

More than 500 wineries from nearly 30 countries are currently involved with the international online platform.

Film Project CrowdFunds $2 Million in Less Than 24 Hours

Mar-15-13 By IdeaConnection
Kristen Bell plays Veronica Mars

Crowdfunding could be ushering in a new era of movie development, delivering films that producers know the audience wants to see.

Veronica Mars was a cult hit TV show about a teenage private eye that ran for three seasons between 2004 and 2007.

The show’s creator had an idea for a movie but his pitch didn't convince studio bosses.  So he turned to the crowd, hoping to raise $2 million in 30 days. Within hours a number of Kickstarter records were shattered.

Open Innovation Challenge for Atrocity Prevention

Mar-14-13 By IdeaConnection
Rwandan refugee camp. 1994

In October 2012 USAID (United States Agency for International Development ) and Humanity United launched the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention.

This is an open innovation contest for the development of innovative concepts and new technologies to help prevent such mass atrocities as genocide and ethnic cleansing.

There are five challenges in total. Two of those are now closed and the winners have been announced, but three new challenges have just been opened. They offer up to $10,000 for winning problem solvers.

Open Innovation and Crowd-Designed Rockets

Mar-11-13 By IdeaConnection
A new open innovation project is allowing anyone no matter their background to contribute to future space missions.

3D modeling platform Sunglass has teamed up with space company DIYRockets to launch a crowd-designed rocket contest.  As well as helping to open up new frontiers in space research participants have the chance of winning thousands of dollars.

Open Innovation Contest for Green Growth

Mar-08-13 By IdeaConnection
There is still time to enter Veolia‘s open innovation challenge to develop and implement novel green technologies.

The water services and water treatment company is inviting proposals for a number of areas of interest. The first of these is in dewatering in wastewater treatment.

DJ Crowdsources New Music with the Whole World

Mar-06-13 By IdeaConnection
Earlier this year we put up a post about DJ and producer Avicii’s attempt to create a crowdsourced hit song.

He sent out a call to action to his fans and fellow musicians to submit audio samples, effects and melodies. The track has now been finished and is on general release.