Stefan Lindegaard
Stefan Lindegaard
Stefan is an author, speaker, facilitator and consultant focusing on open innovation, social media tools and intrapreneurship.
Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing in the Public Sector – 11 Great Reads
As I am preparing for upcoming talk that in part focuses on open innovation and crowd-sourcing in the public sector, I want to share...
Statoil and Shell: Fighting for Innovation Partners
It is interesting to see how open innovation has brought a different kind of competition to market leading companies. It is the fight for...
Examples of Using Social Media for Innovation
One starting place for determining how to use social media to add value to your innovation efforts is to look at what you hope...
Open Innovation in Italy – As Bad as It Gets?
First, I have to confess that I am a bit skeptical towards Italian business and innovation capabilities beyond high-end clothing and accessories due to...
Can Asia Beat the Western World on Innovation?
My recent blog post, Are Asians Capable of Innovation?, generated lots of comments on my blog and on various LinkedIn groups. A recent comment from...
Social Media and Personal / Team Branding for Innovators
In my humble opinion, the use of social media and personal branding techniques is a low-hanging fruit for corporate innovators and entrepreneurs. Nevertheless, there...
5 Ways to Get Better Innovation With Less Money
A few years back, many companies would simply try to buy their way to innovation success by hiring more people and starting more projects...
Communication is Key to Successful Open Innovation
Here are three reasons why communication is a key element if you want to succeed with open innovation. • "We are in the matchmaking business."...
You Always Have to Sell Innovation!
As an innovation leader or intrapreneur, you always have something to sell. In the end it is a product or a service, but during...
Trust or Mistrust: What Should Be Key Mindset for Open Innovation?
Two months ago, I would never have raised this question. I would be all in for trust to be the key mindset needed when...
80% of Innovation Projects Fail – What Should We Do?
I had a recent discussion with a corporate innovation leader who would like to raise their innovation success rate. A staggering 80% of their...
Best Practices Are Stupid – A Great Book on Innovation
So many books, so little time. I think we all know this when it comes to reading – and reviewing – books. This was...
How to Use Yammer to Drive Innovation
Many companies use Yammer to drive innovation and especially idea generation / development within their company. They often learn that it is fairly easy...
Are Asians Capable of Innovation?
Of course they are, but innovation in Asia is different than what we see in the more mature (on innovation management) Western parts of...
First Mover or Fast Follower in the Age of Open Innovation
I think we need to revisit an old discussion again. What is the best approach for innovation: first mover or fast follower? Wikipedia tells us...
Top 5 Countries for Open Innovation in Asia
Where is the place to go to if you want to be on the forefront of open innovation in Asia? Well, that place does...
How Do We Get Smarter on Innovation?
I wonder how the innovation community – corporate people, consultants, academics and others – can get smarter on innovation. In particular, I wonder whether we...
How to Engage People on Yammer – 10 Great Reads
A preparation for a client session, I am looking into ways of engaging people on the Yammer platform. If you have not heard of...
Reflections on Intellectual Property and Open Innovation
Intellectual property rights used to be the key topic at open innovation conferences a few years back. Although still an important topic, this is...
How to Use Social Media for Innovation – 11 Great Reads
As I researching for my next book, which focuses on the intersection of open innovation and social media, I want to share some of...