Open Innovation

Open innovation refers to a methodological area that seeks to bring ideas, knowledge and external perspectives to help in decision-making and/or the creation of solutions. It proactively seeks to bring an external gaze to overcome and try to solve an internal problem.

This tag brings together all the articles in Abierto al Público on open innovation, including examples of solutions or projects that were based on this type of innovation, implementation strategies, lessons learned, tools and resources.

4-step guide for public sector open innovation

March 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Leer blogpost en español By Sandford Borins, Professor of Public Management in the University of Toronto Public sector innovation – once dismissed as a contradiction in terms – is being seen increasingly as an imperative. It has become the topic of many recent conferences, such as the one from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on … [Read more...] about 4-step guide for public sector open innovation

How can design thinking promote innovation in development?

March 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Leer blogpost en Español By Suzi Sosa, Co-Founder and CEO of Verb A development project in Zambia wants to improve family planning and contraception use among young girls. This is not an unusual development problem, and could be approached with many standardized solutions. But, what if we wanted better outcomes? At lower cost? How we would solve it then? Design … [Read more...] about How can design thinking promote innovation in development?

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