A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing

Introduction - The Trend to Open Innovation - Paul Sloane, UK
1. What is Open Innovation? - Julian Keith Loren, San Francisco, CA
2 What is Crowdsourcing? - Renee Hopkins, Arlington, TX
3. Open Innovation Typology - Jeffrey Phillips, Raleigh, NC
4. The Importance of a Strategic Approach to Open Innovation - Braden Kelly, Seattle, WA
5. Starting at the End - David Simoes-Brown and Roland Harwood, UK
6. Institutionalizing Open Innovation - Steven Goers, PhD., New York, NY
7. The Strategic Context for Open Innovation - Andrew Gaule, London, UK
8. Leadership Issues and Challenges in the OI World - Matthew Heim, PhD. Cleveland, OH
9. Motivating the Crowd to Participate in Your Innovation Company - Hutch Carpenter, San Francisco, CA
10. How LG Electronics Is Transforming Itself into an Innovation Company - Christopher J. Ryu, Korea
11. Bridging Open Innovation Gaps - Andrea Meyer and Dana Meyer, Boulder, CO
12. Soft Skills for Open Innovation Success - Gail Martino, PhD., and John Bartolone, PhD., New York, NY
13. Open Innovation with Customers: Co-creation at Threadless - Frank Piller, Cambridge, MA
14. Introducing Open Innovation at Intuit - Jan Bosch and Petra Bosch-Sijtsema, Los Altos Hills, CA
15. Problem Description in Open Problem Solving: How to overcome cognitive and psychological roadblocks - Klaus-Peter Speidel, Hypios
16. Building the Culture for Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing - Cathryn Hrudicka, San Francisco, CA; Gwen Ishmael, Dallas, TX; Boris Pluskowski, Boston, MA
17. Overcoming Resistance to OI - Todd Boone, Erlanger, KY
18. Managing Legal and IP Issues - Denys Resnick, Cleveland, OH
19. Fast, Open, and Global - The future of Innovation - Stefan Lindegaard, Denmark
20. The Power of Open Collaboration in Connecting People - Pekka Pohjakallio and Pia Erkinheimo, Finland
21. Common Mistakes and Stress Points - Andrew Gaule, UK
22. Attracting Open Innovation Partners - Portals, publicity, and people - Kevin McFarthing,

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.

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. www.innovationtools.com 20110316 Paul Sloane has done an excellent editing job. The twenty five chapters are each authored by different figures from the OI world. These include consultants, senior figures from industry and academics. A good number of them are prolific contributors to the innovation blogosphere. Their knowledge and experience covers OI in a broad range of industries and sectors. Anatello e-newsletter 20110322 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. Innovation Weblog 20110401