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Nokia Launches Open Innovation Challenge

Jul-20-18 By IdeaConnection
Nokia has officially launched its annual Nokia Open Innovation Challenge, a global contest that seeks world-changing technologies, products or solutions.

This time around the focus is on industrial automation and the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and the prize pot available to winning companies is $175,000.

Open Innovation Challenge for Suicide Prevention

Jul-13-18 By IdeaConnection
According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, approximately 20 Veterans commit suicide each day. And in 2014, roughly 67% of all Veteran deaths by suicide were the result of firearm injuries.

It's grim statistics like these that prompted the agency to host an open innovation challenge to develop cost-effective solutions for firearm storage, which Veterans and their families and friends could use to prevent suicide, injury or accidents.

Open Innovation Approach to Beer Making

Jun-22-18 By IdeaConnection
Widmer Brothers Brewing, a brewery based in Portland, Oregon has turned to the crowd to help it create a new beer.

The recipe is based entirely on the public's suggestions and it will continually evolve.

The Road to Success with Open Innovation Facilitators

Jun-15-18 By IdeaConnection
IdeaConnection’s problem-solving teams regularly come up with breakthrough innovations and solutions for a range of solution seekers. Helping these brilliant minds to deliver results are world-class facilitators.

From time to time we publish interviews with these super talented members of our teams to hear about their experiences. Here's a little flavor of the some of things they've told us.

Women’s Safety XPrize Winner

Jun-08-18 By IdeaConnection
A new type of gadget that can help to keep women safe has won the $1 million top prize of a global open innovation competition, the Women's Safety XPrize.

It was founded by the philanthropists Anu and Naveen Jain to address the problem of violence again women.

Open Innovation and Climate Change Behavior Solutions

Jun-01-18 By IdeaConnection
Although the Early Entrant Prize is being awarded today there are still 60 days left to enter Solution Search: Climate Change Needs Behavior Change.

This global open innovation contest is sponsored by several organizations including Conservation International, National Geographic, The Nature Conservancy, United Nations Development Programme, and the World Wildlife Fund, and will award a prize of $25,000.

Open Innovation Platform for Singapore

May-25-18 By IdeaConnection
Singapore is looking to ramp up its innovation efforts and therefore will soon be launching the Open Innovation Platform, a virtual crowdsourcing platform that aims to foster innovative ideas and narrow the gap between research and commercialization.

The platform will give companies better access to opportunities and will be rolled out under the auspices of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). This is a statutory board of the government of Singapore.

Open Innovation for the Korean Pharma Industry

May-11-18 By IdeaConnection
Delegates at the recently held Korean Pharma Associations Conference (KPAC) 2018 spent part of their time talking about the importance of open innovation to improve public health and for the growth of local and foreign pharmaceutical companies.

And one of the key topics was how to facilitate open innovation for new drug development.

How Open Innovation Can Help Boost Business for Barclays

May-04-18 By IdeaConnection
To discover new technologies that can improve the way it operates and the services it offers to clients Barclays hosts an annual global open innovation challenge.

The winner of the 2018 contest announced this week is Trade Ledger, a start-up from Australia.

Electrolux to Launch an Open Innovation Factory

Apr-20-18 By IdeaConnection
In a move designed to accelerate innovation in its manufacturing processes and boost product development, Electrolux is launching the Electrolux Innovation Factory.

The Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer aims to provide an agile, open environment where ideas can flourish and be turned into marketable products.