As California’s second most famous open innovation scholar — a distant second — I sometimes get emails from people asking about open innovation topics. This week a couple of visitors came from Japan to pick my brain, and we got talking about various open innovation topics, including markets for IP and innovation.
One question I’d heard before was “how is open innovation practiced in Silicon Valley?” It’s been my impression that the various Chesbrough books on open innovation had less of an impact on Silicon Valley than almost anywhere else. Yes, HP created an “Open Innovation Office,” but that’s just a new name (and broader responsibilities) for the existing university relations staff.
Open Innovation: Open innovation and Silicon Valley
