I read a news item today promoting yet another contest/open innovation/co-innovation website a company has developed to draw ideas from the general public. Is an innovation contest innovative? I think ...

There are a number of well-known awards recognizing innovation in government. The most prominent is the Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance’s “Innovations in American ...

My last post was about the lack of innovation involved in innovation contests (at least by the contest sponsors). I’m not the only one thinking about innovation contests – it’s also the subject of a ...

Sanofi is re-upping its social media-driven Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge contest, which last year kicked up a wealth of innovative ideas and buzz for the price of $200,000 in prize money ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NTT DATA, a global IT services provider, announced today that it has selected Barcelona-based startup Gestoos as the Champion of the Open Innovation Contest 7.0 based on its AI ...

Open innovation contests are gaining popularity with companies. The thinking is that since not all the smart people work for your company, and technology is developing so rapidly, why not hold a ...

Crowdsourcing has worked well for traffic apps and getting the private space-travel industry launched, so why not try it on a grander scale for global problems like climate change? That’s what Elon ...

Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) today announced a worldwide innovation contest with cash awards totaling $50,000. The “Innovate the Future” contest creates a global forum for interested participants ...

BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In promoting tangible outcomes for empowering women and driving innovation, the 2022 BRICS Women Innovation Contest is now open to all businesswomen in BRICS countries.

When Netflix hit the wall trying to improve the accuracy of its movie recommendation software, a key way to get customers to keep renting movies, the Los Gatos company turned its challenge into a ...

SHREVEPORT – In May 1919, Raymond Orteig made aviation history without even owning an airplane. The New York hotel operator offered $25,000 to the first allied aviator who could fly alone across the ...

Innovation is the holy grail of business. Yet, there's more than one type of innovation. A company can innovate by changing its business model, by developing a new product, and by transforming the ...