A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing

Advice From Leading Experts

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Pub Date Mar 28 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Business, Leadership, Finance

Description

Open innovation and crowdsourcing are among the hottest topics in strategy and management today. The concept of capturing ideas in a hub of collaboration, together with the outsourcing of tasks to a large group of people or community is a revolution that is rapidly changing business culture. A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing explains how to use the power of ideas and people outside your organization to turbocharge your innovation. Failure to embrace these approaches could mean getting left behind.

Written by an international team of the most eminent thinkers, writers and practitioners in the field, it explains:

what open innovation and crowdsourcing are how to manage virtual teams and co-create with outsiders how to handle legal and IP issues how to get started with open innovation in your business common mistakes and pitfalls to avoid

With corporate case studies and best-practice advice, A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing is a vital read for anyone who wants to find innovative products and services from outside their organizations and overcome the practical difficulties that lie in the way.

Paul Sloane is an experienced speaker, course leader and facilitator as well as a leading author of lateral thinking puzzles. He speaks and gives workshops on innovation and creative thinking to corporations around the world. He has written The Leaders Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills, The Innovative Leader, and How to Be a Brilliant Thinker, all published by Kogan Page.

Open innovation and crowdsourcing are among the hottest topics in strategy and management today. The concept of capturing ideas in a hub of collaboration, together with the outsourcing of tasks to a...

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Advance Praise

"...draws together some of the best advice on this growing area into a single volume... If your company is thinking about venturing into the brave new world of open innovation, this book ought to be on your must-read list. You'll gain some important insights into where to start, things you need to consider and what to watch out for." --Chuck Frey, www.innovationtools.com

"...draws together some of the best advice on this growing area into a single volume... If your company is thinking about venturing into the brave new world of open innovation, this book ought to be...

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Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9780749463076
PRICE 19.95
PAGES 232

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