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Outgoing Chief Technology Officer Talks Open Innovation

Feb-08-12 By IdeaConnection
The outgoing chief technology officer of the United States has given a lengthy interview to The Atlantic, where amongst other topics he talks about the Open Government Initiative, open innovation and the prospects of collaboration to solve the big issues of our time.

Aneesh Chopra is the first American Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States (CTO) and the post was created by President Obama following a campaign promise.

Congressman Patrick McHenry Talks About His Crowdfunding Bill

Feb-06-12 By IdeaConnection
On 23rd January 2012 Soho Loft sponsored a special crowdfunding conference in New York City.

The keynote address was given by Congressman Patrick McHenry, the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district and author of the Crowdfunding Bill H.R. 2930, otherwise known as The Entrepreneurial Access to Capital Act, HR 2930.

Mobile Computing Accelerating Innovation and Changing How We Work

Feb-05-12 By IdeaConnection
Throughout February the BBC is interviewing key innovation experts as part of its Future of Work series. Recently, the corporation spoke to Google's Sebastien Marotte about mobile technologies and how they will shape innovation and the workplace.

He is responsible for developing business strategy and identifying new growth opportunities for Google Enterprise in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and believes that practices such as social networking and the use of cloud computing will radically accelerate the speed with which ideas are developed and brought to fruition.

Study Refutes 3 Major Criticisms of Crowdsourcing

Feb-03-12 By IdeaConnection
Crowdsourcing comes in for its fair share of criticism as not everyone is sold on its numerous benefits.

But a new study by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University refutes three of the biggest criticisms levelled against this form of open innovation.

3 Ways Open Innovation Companies Improve their Fortunes

Feb-01-12 By IdeaConnection
The Open Innovation Research Forum, part of the University of Cambridge has released a paper detailing the results of a study of almost 1200 German innovation companies.

According to a report at Open Innovation.eu the scientists behind the paper put forward a hypothesis that there are a number of different innovation-enabling factors that generate greater revenue for organisations that adopt open innovation compared to those that don’t.

Chesbrough’s Open Innovation Policies for Europe

Jan-29-12 By IdeaConnection
Open innovation gurus Henry Chesbrough and Wim Vanhaverbeke have released a report that provides fresh insights on open innovation and public policies in Europe.

It was commissioned by the Science Business Innovation Board, and was presented at the European Commission's Innovation Convention in December.

The Crowdsource Be With You

Jan-28-12 By IdeaConnection
A long time ago in a galaxy not too far from here a movie called Star Wars first hit the cinema screens and changed Hollywood forever.

Since those heady days of the late 1970s there have been countless versions, digital updates and special editions of all six Star Wars movies that have kept the franchise alive.

But the Empire has seen nothing like the latest incarnation, a recently released crowdsourced version that has taken the Internet by storm.

How Crowdsourcing Helped People with Wikipedia Withdrawal Symptoms

Jan-27-12 By IdeaConnection
When Wikipedia closed down its sites for 24 hours in protest against US piracy laws, it left millions of people without access to their favourite online encyclopedia.

However, help was at hand as the crowd rushed in to fill the information void. The Washington Post in collaboration with other media organizations including NPR and the UK’s Guardian newspaper provided an imaginative one-day crowdsourcing solution to help those seeking answers to questions.

Scientists Turn to Crowdfunding to Pay for Scientific Research

Jan-25-12 By IdeaConnection
If you’re a frustrated scientist who’s having a tough time securing financial support for your research through normal channels, the journal Nature has some useful information and advice for you.

With conventional funding sources drying up a new scientific method has emerged; persuading members of the general public to donate small amounts of money instead of applying for grants.

Hyper Local Crowdfunding Platform

Jan-24-12 By IdeaConnection
There are hundreds of crowdfunding initiatives, websites and projects asking people to pool their financial resources for a particular idea, product or service. Trendspotting website Springwise is highlighting an innovative new crowdfunding platform that takes a hyper-local approach by featuring one business a week and asking the neighbourhood and local community to support it.