How do we differentiate (traditional) approaches of Innovation to (evolving) Innovation Ecosystems?
Is your innovation process closed only to you? Or have you gone to being more open in innovation with outside selected partners? Well we do need to move beyond both of these and start thinking and designing with Innovation Ecosystems.
I would argue we need to adapt to thinking and designing in Innovation Ecosystems. True differentiation comes from solving unique challenges in ways others will find difficult and expensive to attempt to replicate as it is the combined value, experience, diversity and knowledge within a network of partners that can be unique.
For me, innovation ecosystems in their ability to provide added value are important to recognize.
In recent years we have been moving away from open innovation but not at the accelerated rate I would have expected, taking this into Innovation Ecosystem design and thinking.
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