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Video: Thursday, 10 April 2014

As innovation becomes more democratic, many of the best ideas for new products and services no longer originate in well-financed corporate and government laboratories. Instead, they come from almost anywhere and anyone. Increasingly, organisations are considering open-innovation processes, but how safe is it really to ‘show your cards’? Vareska van de Vrande shows us the benefits of getting outsiders on board.

Embrace the knowledge that resides outside of the walls of your company

prof.dr.ir. V.J.A. (Vareska) van de Vrande
Professor of Collaborative Innovation and Business Venturing
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Vareska van de Vrande

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