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| :: THIS BLOG HAS MOVED :: | Nesta Blog | |
| As per the previous post, this blog has now moved. David and I will from now on be blogging from www.100open.com and tweeting @100open. Please update your bookmarks and rss devices accordingly. Thanks for reading. Over and out. | ||
| We are 100%Open | Nesta Blog | |
| We are very excited to announce the launch of our new open innovation agency 100%Open which goes live today. As regular readers of this blog will know we have partnered with some truly innovative people and organisations over the last three years and we 've now reached the stage where we've developed the knack for connecting large organisations with new people and fresh opportunities. We now offer this as a service and our offer comprising strategic planning, training, building & running networks and designing & delivering innovation programmes. | ||
| Counter-Intuitive Innovation | Nesta Blog | |
| ?The only thing harder than starting something new, is stopping something old.? Dr. Russell Ackoff There is a small but persistent minority of people I talk to about open innovation that quickly dismisses it as obvious, usually very politely, and... | ||
| Open for Business Conference | Nesta Blog | |
| I'm pleased to announce that on the 8th April, NESTA is hosting the Open for Business conference in London that will explore new open business models and answers to problems that lie at the heart of the open innovation process. | ||
| A Quantum Theory of Networks | Nesta Blog | |
| This week I've had a tremendous serious of conversations based around the power and pitfall of innovation networks. Everyone I spoke to recognise their importance but few people - myself included - know how to understand how they work or harness them. Let me tell three quick, and mostly personal stories, to illustrate what I mean. | ||
| The internal challenge of open innovation | Nesta Blog | |
| I tweeted the other day that "ironically the biggest challenge of open innovation seems to be internal". This tweet was prompted by several conversations with people within large organisations with a responsibility for open innovation. | ||
| Who are the best open innovation speakers globall... | Nesta Blog | |
| We are planning an international open innovation conference in March called Open for Business. We asked our network who they would you recommend as a great speaker or who they would really like to hear from? We also asked them... | ||
| Extreme Collaboration & Reebok Pumps | Nesta Blog | |
| I was recently speaking to Continuum, who are now a big US industrial design and innovation company but back in the early 80's they were essentially a medical devices company who picked up an unusual commission from Reebok. This led... | ||
| Human Scale Organisations | Nesta Blog | |
| Human Scale organisations are fundamentally different in that they: 1. Tend towards sharing first and inventing second, to create mutual value; 2. Are honest about the mistakes they?ve made and seek to rectify them quickly; 3. Know their strengths and weaknesses and so actively seek complementary partners; 4. Prioritise long term relationships over short term outcomes; 5. Systematically focus on the macro and the micro. |
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| California Partnering Conference - 50% off | Nesta Blog | |
| There is a new mantra we are repeating for open innovation programmes: 'Start at the end'. Many enterprises and most SMEs enter into an open innovation programme with their eyes closed, leaving the business aspects of their innovation to last.... | ||
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| The Future Of Innovation ... Is Together | Nesta Articles | |
| Lessons from America | Nesta Articles | |
| Weary giants and new technology | Nesta Articles | |
| Open house in Westminster | Nesta Articles | |
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| People power can reboot Britain | Nesta Articles | |
