Open Innovation

is the act of turning imagination into a new product or service by solving objective

technical problems in expectation of some improvement or advantage.

is the process by which a new idea or new product is communicated through and

accepted by the market*. The rate of diffusion is the speed that the new idea spreads from

one consumer to the next.

...results from something new (idea), that was translated into new products, services

or processes (invention) and is successfully apply and has penetrated the market (diffusion)

New context within which a firm identifies and responds to customers’ needs,

solve problems, procure inputs, react to competitors and creates value.

Improves the performance of existing products along the dimensions that

mainstream customers value

...is the systematic planning, implementation and control of

innovation in organizations. In addition to the ideation, which deals with the development

of ideas, innovation management also includes the implementation of ideas and their

translation in commercially successful products and services.

...is were the ideas come from. The first phase in front of the innovation process.

A Social System is defined as a set of interrelated units that are engaged in joint

problem solving to accomplish a common goal.

An idea (lit. mental image) is an incidence or a new thought before implementation.

An archetype that has signification and attracts attention.

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Ideation-Process describes the systematic process of idea generation and acceptance.

The process includes stimulation, creation, collection, evaluation and promotion of ideas in a

cooperative effort of all the people involved.

Divergent thinking to have more ideas

Convergent thinking to decide

Crowdsourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent

(usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in

the form of an open call.

A crowd is a large and definable group of people. Often defined by their shared (emotional)

experiences. With "the crowd" sometimes associated to the common people.

Crowdsourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent

(usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in

the form of an open call.

Co-creation is the practice of collaborative product or service creation: customer and

companies working together to make new or improved products.