Laissez moi tout d’abord expliquer ce que j’entends par ‘Open Innovation’. J’entends la capacité d’une entreprise à mobiliser et à impliquer dans son processus d’innovation à la fois tous les acteurs de son écosystème externe –...

As I prepared for my keynote talk at the re:publica conference in Berlin, I was asked to consider a couple of interesting questions. They went like this: Are we really open when it comes to open innovation? What could happen if...

11.30AM – 12.45AM: « PLENARY 2 – OPENING CORPORATE DATA » Round table and conference to identify stakes, benefits, needs and issues in extending open data to private sector, and civil society; identify and map essential “pivot”...

An english message will follow. Petit-déjeuner conférence le 14 Mai 2012 de 7h00 à 09H15 L’évènement organisé par bluenove aura pour thème "les 12 leviers de l’Innovation Ouverte et les tendances 2012 / 2013". Lors de cette...

As I having an increasingly number of interactions with companies interested in learning more about how they can use social media for their innovation efforts, I am realizing that a specific discussion based on a few questions...

A few months ago, I met with the Sr. Director, Open Innovation at Lego. I asked him the above question. His response came fast and clear. “We have no choice”, he said and continued: “Our customers simply demand to be part of...

Lorsque le grand public entend parler de l’énergie solaire, c’est la technologie photovoltaïque qu’il voit : de couteux panneaux lui permettant de produire de l’électricité pour s’éclairer, cuisiner ou se divertir. Le soleil...

A l’heure de la valorisation de Facebook à plus de 100 Milliards $, certains parleront d »effet de bulle’, d’autres d »Entrepreneur Visionnaire’ ou bien encore de ‘Technologies innovantes’.  Quoiqu’il en soit il reste difficile...

Fun can change behaviors and help bring out better innovation. Just check this blog post where you get some good laughs related to innovation and change behavior.

I often have difficulties presenting hard facts as well as strong cases on how companies use social media for their innovation efforts. Now I just got a big help from Social Semantic, which is a project/organization working to...

Would you like to attend one of my sessions free of charge? Well, now you get the chance as I will give away 5 free seats in each city where I hold this session! In order to qualify, I am asking you for a couple of things:...

I provide five reasons why I believe CEOs and other top executives often don’t support innovation, even though the business climate of our time demands it. Do you agree? Can you add other reasons? Other comments?

The reason for creating a networking culture is obvious once you look at the current and future direction of innovation. Let’s start by disposing of the myth of the lone genius – the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells of yesteryear – arriving at a breakthrough innovation on his/her own.

L'entreprise fait face à des contraintes inédites. Complexité des marchés et de la concurrence, nouvelles...

How does a company move from a phase where innovation is more about awareness or curiosity to a phase where innovation is a capability that becomes a key element in the overall strategy? This is a big innovation leap that many corporate innovators struggle with. Here you get some of my suggestions on what you can do:

Issu d'un partenariat entre Paraschool et bluenove, Innov’Nation est un Serious Game de gestion de l’innovation. Ce jeu de simulation permet de former l’ensemble des collaborateurs à la gestion de projets innovants, que ce soit...

A new Web-based open-innovation platform launches with a global challenge to consumers to help Heineken design more sustainable packaging for its beer brand. Global brewer Heineken has launched a brand new open-innovation...