33 Routes to Open Innovation: routes and infographics by Jan Spruijt

Posted at 30 October 2017 in Business Models, Collaborative Innovation, Innovation ecosystems, Innovation Strategies

It has been a while since Henry Chesbrough coined the term Open Innovation and formulated it’s definition: “combining internal and external ideas as well as internal and external paths to market to advance the development of new technologies.” (Chesbrough, 2003). In the course of time, the terminology surrounding Open Innovation has evolved alongside developments in management literature and practises. Open Innovation as a paradigm on itself is on its quest to touch base. Rather than taking a (technical) process-oriented approach, Open Innovation is now also about Open Business Models

Arloesiadur: An innovation dashboard for Wales

Posted at 22 October 2017 in Innovation ecosystems

Arloesiadur (innovation directory in Welsh) is a website that maps innovation in Wales, developed in a collaboration between Nesta and Welsh Government. It is a collection of interactive data visualisations and open datasets about industrial, tech networking and research activity in Wales. You can use these visualisations to answer big questions about Wales’ industrial and research strengths, its collaboration networks and future economic opportunities. All this information can help develop policies that strengthen innovation in Wales, and improve its economic future.

Proceedings of DSCIM 2017

Posted at 9 October 2017 in Innovation, Innovation ecosystems, Innovation Measurement, Innovation Strategies, Innovative Cities & Regions

DSCIM – 1st Doctoral Students Conference on Innovation Management, was held in October 4-6 2017 in Novi Sad, Serbia, bringing together students from different countries and from different perspectives, who do their doctoral research in this exciting field. This event connected these students with practitioners and industry, so that a synergy effect can be made to spark further collaborations.

The Urban Resilience Summit lecture videos

Posted at 25 July 2017 in Cities, Collaborative Innovation, Collective Intelligence, Innovation, Innovation ecosystems, Innovation Strategies, Innovative Cities & Regions, Knowledge Economy

This week, nearly 500 urban resilience leaders from cities around the world, including 80 Chief Resilience Officers, are gathering in New York City to share ideas and innovations from their cities, collaborate on new solutions, explore New York as a living laboratory for urban resilience, and to together chart the course of the movement. Here is the programme and links to video lectures (from 100ResilientCities)

Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor

Posted at 7 July 2017 in Cities, Innovation ecosystems, Innovation Strategies

New Handbook for Making Successful Innovation Districts

Posted at 29 June 2017 in Innovation Clusters, Innovation ecosystems

This handbook, entitled Advancing a new wave of urban competitiveness: The role of mayors in the rise of innovation districts, offers concrete strategies for mayor and their administration to facilitate the rise of innovation districts. It is the result of a collaborative work between the United States Conference of Mayors, the Brookings Institution, along with the Project for Public Spaces.

The Unaffordable Urban Paradise

Posted at 23 June 2017 in Cities, Innovation ecosystems, Innovative Cities & Regions, Innovative Companies

In this article, Richard Florida describes how tech startups helped turn a handful of metro areas into megastars, but now they’re tearing those cities apart. Urban areas provide the diversity, creative energy, cultural richness