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The Path toOpen Innovation

In my previous book, Open Innovation, I argued that companies should organize their innovation processes to become more open to external knowledge and ideas.1 I also suggested that companies let more of their internal ideas and knowledge flow to the outside when those ideas and knowledge are not being used within the company. It turns out that the path to Open Innovation is not a simple, straight one; rather, it is filled with twists and turns, with unexpected surprises along the way. This chapter will discuss the path that companies must walk to open up their innovation processes. It will also discuss some examples ...

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