The MOOI-forum is in its 4th month now, focusing on Human Resources Management and Open Innovation as monthly theme. Every month, great discussions emerge on the forum. One topic that came back each month but remained somewhat in the background is what we could label "the different faces of open innovation".

There were several key themes running through the conference. Nobody does OI just for the sake of it. It is driven by necessity and opportunity; necessity from a lack of resource or competence; and through a vision of the prize that OI can bring. Implementing OI is not always straightforward, but there are plenty of examples of good practice from which to learn.

How a Dutch multinational's open innovation approaches are yielding new product lines, solving technical challenges and boosting carbon-friendly research.

Why does a company employing 92,000 people and spending $1.3bn on R&D need to go outside for more innovation? The reason is one of the classic foundations of Open Innovation.

Exclusive ITB Feature: Open innovation offers great opportunities for companies looking to streamline their product development and marketing because of its potential to empower and grant direct access from consumer to provider.

Chris Anderson, the best-selling author of "The Long Tail" and "Free" and a former editor in chief of Wired Magazine, said Korean companies should form a business environment with a more open attitude toward sharing ideas, sources and platforms, especially in the software industry.

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The lifeblood of any successful company stems from a sustained stream of commercially viable innovations, both incremental and breakthrough. As any seasoned executive will tell you, maintaining that steady stream is one of the most difficult management challenges he or she faces.

Both consumer and business customers rely heavily on Web self-service channels when they have a problem. Recent surveys of customers engaged in self-service activities have surfaced some interesting results.

An open innovation contest leads to the design of jet engine brackets that can help to reduce fuel costs.

The potential that open innovation yields for banks has been captured in a new study released by GFT, a leading international IT solutions providers to the financial sector.

How open innovation ecosystems developed and nurtured by General Mills and partner companies helped the American Fortune 500 Corporation to develop and market two new products for its Convenience & Foodservice division.

There is much talk these days about crowdsourcing and how companies can tap into the power and diversity of the crowd. I will share my views and perspectives on some good examples as well as bad ones in a series of blog posts.

3. Open Innovation The concept was developed prior to and first published in 2003 (H. W. Chesbrough 2003), and it is based on a multi-agent relationship, where the internal R&D is complemented by a Connect and Develop function (Lee, Olson, and Trimi 2012) to establish and maintain relationship with the external world...

Let a hundred open innovation flowers blossom. Beyond the traditional one-to-one partnership for coinnovation, whopping initiatives are thriving on a one-to-many scale: it seems we have already entered Spring. - See more at: http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2014/02/20/open-innovation-getting-started/#sthash.pcO097nt.dpuf

A new study at the European School of Management and Technology Berlin (ESMT) suggests that there are three main practices businesses should undertake to enjoy the benefits of open innovation.

Press Release: Embargoed until 2 February 3 Steps to Successful Open Innovation A new study at the European School of Management and Technology Berlin (ESMT) suggests that there are three main practices businesses should undertake to enjoy the benefits of open innovation.

The Business Recorder website reported that Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF) and Indus Motor Company (IMC) have announced the launch of National Innovation Grand Challenge (NICG) 2013-14,with objective to solve challenges of the country in areas including agriculture, energy, rural development, and manufacturing. A year-long `Open Innovation' competition, NIGC encourages Pakistani innovators, youth, students, professionals, entrepreneurs and citizens to innovate for solving country's problems. Article en entier : http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/business-a-economy/146387-nigc-launched-with-toyota-manufacturing-innovation-prize.html

The Intellectual Asset Management website reported that GE Licensing has announced a pilot program that will see it make GE-developed IP available for use by entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Canadian province of Alberta. GE has established a strong presence in Alberta's oil and gas sector since signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the local government in 2010. The new pilot appears to be an extension of the company's policy of open innovation. Perhaps other big patent owners would do well to follow GE's lead and put their stockpiled assets to better use.