Session 12: Open innovation Flashcards
Closed innovation
A company following the model of “closed innovation“ generates own ideas,
develops and commercializes them.
Open innovation
Open Innovation, also offene Innovation, bedeutet, dass der Innovationsprozess von der herkömmlichen geschlossenen Form über die Unternehmensgrenzen hinaus nach außen geöffnet wird.
Open Innovation
A company following the model of open innovation commercialized its own ideas as well as innovations from external sources.
Why cooperate in Innovation ?
Collaboration can reduce the cost and risk of innovations.
Advantages of R&D cooperations
• Combined R&D financing • Reduction of risk • Realization of cost Advantages - Synergies - Reducing the development competition - Possible government aid
Def User Innovation
An innovation is a user innovation if the innovator expects to benefit from it by using it