Volume 67 Issue 1

Special Issue: 20 Years of Open Innovation

Open Innovation in the Age of AI
by Marcus Holgersson, Linus Dahlander, Henry Chesbrough, and Marcel Bogers

This article examines how and why legacy companies explore the metaverse — a process that is both purpose-driven and largely incremental.

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Open Innovation’s Potential in the Metaverse: Leveraging Digital Features to Build Trust with Partners
by Lukas Falcke and Ann-Kristin Zobel

This study explores a virtual corporate-startup collaboration program in the energy industry to understand how digital feature usage facilitates trusted relationships and enables successful pilots.

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Legitimizing Digital Technologies in Open Innovation Ecosystems: Overcoming Adoption Barriers in Healthcare
by Krithika Randhawa, Wim Vanhaverbeke, and Paavo Ritala

Drawing on multiple case studies in the healthcare industry, this article demonstrates how technology providers deploy two legitimizing practices: solution selling and issue selling.

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Navigating Open Innovation at the European Space Agency: A Strategy for Public Organizations and Their Stakeholders
by Ntorina Antoni, Sharon Dolmans, Christina Giannopapa, and Isabelle Reymen

The 'strategy perimeter framework,' developed and validated at the European Space Agency, helps manage stakeholder engagement to foster collaborative innovation.

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The Critical Catalyst: Getting Open Innovation Projects Right in Times of Disruption
by Wan Ri Ho, Nikolai Kazantsev, and Torbjørn Netland

Many open innovation projects fail, posing significant risks during disruptions. This article examines 12 ventilator development projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, of which only seven succeeded.

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Beyond the Buzz: Unpacking the Forms and Practices of Dedicated Open Innovation Functions
by Justyna Dąbrowska, Joona Keränen, and Anne-Laure Mention

This article draws insights from interviews with senior managers in dedicated OI functions in twenty different firms.

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Vertical Integration versus Open Innovation? From Winner Takes it All to Winners Make it All
by Sigvald Harryson and Peter Lorange

This analysis addresses the management issues of how Tesla and Porsche manage value capture and value distribution in the e-mobility industry through their contrasting approaches and strategic shifts between open innovation and vertical integration.

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Open Innovation: Accomplishments and Prospects for the Next 20 Years
by Henry Chesbrough

An examination of three phases of the evolution of the concept of openn innovation: the antecedents of OI, some of the main findings from OI, and prospects for the future of OI.

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