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- 01 Jun 2010
- Conference Presentation
Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Innovation
- May 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Data.gov
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Robert D. Austin and Yumi Yi
This case presents the logic and execution underlying the launch of Data.gov, an instantiation of President Obama's initiative for transparency and open government. The process used by Vivek Kundra, the federal CIO, and his team to rapidly develop the website and to...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Rights;
Analytics and Data Science;
Internet and the Web;
Ethics;
Cost vs Benefits;
Innovation and Management;
Information Management;
Public Administration Industry;
Information Industry;
United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Robert D. Austin, and Yumi Yi. "Data.gov." Harvard Business School Case 610-075, May 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- 01 May 2010
- Conference Presentation
Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Innovation
- March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Dassault Systemes
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Dassault Systèmes, a leader in product lifecycle management software, has enjoyed a very profitable business model in 3D engineering design. In the past, it has successfully managed market disruptions and opportunities through acquisition and organic innovations. Its...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Innovation and Invention;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Technology Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Dassault Systemes." Harvard Business School Case 610-080, March 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- January 2010
- Article
Open vs. Closed Innovation: A Model of Discovery and Divergence
By: Esteve Almirall and Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
When is open innovation superior to closed innovation? Through a formal simulation model, we show that an open approach to innovation allows the firm to discover combinations of product features that would be hard to envision under integration. However, when partners...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Invention;
Partners and Partnerships;
Goals and Objectives;
Cost vs Benefits;
Integration;
Product
Almirall, Esteve, and Ramon Casadesus-Masanell. "Open vs. Closed Innovation: A Model of Discovery and Divergence." Academy of Management Review 35, no. 1 (January 2010): 27–47.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Eric von Hippel
In this paper we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two increasingly important alternative models: innovations by single user individuals or firms, and open collaborative innovation projects. We analyze the design costs and...
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Keywords:
Cost;
Policy;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Intellectual Property;
Rights;
Welfare
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Eric von Hippel. "Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-038, November 2009.
- 01 Sep 2009
- Conference Presentation
Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Innovation
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Eric von Hippel
- 2009
- Chapter
Creating Superior Customer Value in a Connected World
By: Ranjay Gulati
"In the early twenty-first century, customers are more demanding than ever, and difficult economic times make them all the more so. As customers tighten their wallets and increase their demands, firms face greater pressure to provide superior customer value. Reducing...
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- December 2008
- Article
Which Kind of Collaboration Is Right for You?
By: Roberto Verganti and Gary P. Pisano
Nowadays, virtually no companies innovate alone. Firms team up with a variety of partners, in a wide number of ways, to create new technologies, products, and services. But what is the best way to leverage the power of outsiders? To help executives answer that...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Framework;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Strategy
Verganti, Roberto, and Gary P. Pisano. "Which Kind of Collaboration Is Right for You?" Harvard Business Review 86, no. 12 (December 2008).
- June 2008 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
InnoCentive.com (A)
By: Karim R. Lakhani
InnoCentive.com, a firm connecting R&D labs of large organizations to diverse external solvers through innovation contests, has to decide if it will enable collaboration in its community. Case covers the basics of a distributed innovation system works and the...
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Keywords:
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Open Source Distribution;
Research and Development;
Competition;
Cooperation
Lakhani, Karim R. "InnoCentive.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 608-170, June 2008. (Revised October 2009.)
- May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Palm (A): The Debate on Licensing Palm's OS (1997)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell
This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Debates;
Decisions;
Innovation and Invention;
Product Launch;
Production;
Competition;
Value Creation;
Information Technology Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kevin Boudreau, and Jordan Mitchell. "Palm (A): The Debate on Licensing Palm's OS (1997)." Harvard Business School Case 708-514, May 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Palm (B): 2001
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell
This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the...
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Keywords:
History;
Decisions;
Business Model;
Technological Innovation;
Strategy;
Value Creation;
Digital Platforms;
Rights;
Competition;
Computer Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kevin Boudreau, and Jordan Mitchell. "Palm (B): 2001." Harvard Business School Supplement 708-515, May 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Palm (C): 2005
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell
This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the...
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Keywords:
History;
Decisions;
Business Model;
Technological Innovation;
Value Creation;
Digital Platforms;
Rights;
Competition
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kevin Boudreau, and Jordan Mitchell. "Palm (C): 2005." Harvard Business School Supplement 708-516, May 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Palm (D): Epilogue as of 2008
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kevin Boudreau and Jordan Mitchell
This case series looks at three important inflection points in Palm's history that relate to decisions about its platform: when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for licensing to third-party hardware manufacturers; 2001, when the...
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Keywords:
History;
Decisions;
Business Model;
Technological Innovation;
Value Creation;
Digital Platforms;
Rights;
Competition
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kevin Boudreau, and Jordan Mitchell. "Palm (D): Epilogue as of 2008." Harvard Business School Supplement 708-517, May 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
- April 2008
- Article
Getting Clear About Communities in Open Innovation
By: Joel West and Karim R. Lakhani
West, Joel, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Getting Clear About Communities in Open Innovation." Industry and Innovation 15, no. 2 (April 2008).
- March 2008
- Case
Cambrian House
By: Peter A. Coles, Karim R. Lakhani and Andrew P. McAfee
Cambrian House builds internet-based products and services by relying entirely on its user community for all aspects of its innovation and new product development process. Users suggest ideas for new products and services and also participate in a monthly voting...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Voting;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Open Source Distribution;
Product Development;
Strategic Planning;
Business and Community Relations;
Internet
Coles, Peter A., Karim R. Lakhani, and Andrew P. McAfee. "Cambrian House." Harvard Business School Case 608-016, March 2008.
- 2007
- Working Paper
How to Capture Value from Innovation: Shaping Intellectual Property and Industry Architecture
By: Gary P. Pisano and David J. Teece
In making strategic decisions about how to capture value from innovation, managers often look at two critical domains—the intellectual property environment and the architecture of the industry—as beyond their control. Yet, the intellectual property environment and the...
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- June 2007 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Opening Pandora's Box
By: Willy C. Shih, Stephen P. Kaufman, Melissa Marie Blakeley and Marissa Wairy Dent
Pandora.com provided a highly customizable online radio service tailored to listeners' musical preferences and had registered explosive growth since its September 2005 launch. But proposed changes in royalty rates threatened to kill off many Internet radio sites,...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Entrepreneurship;
Disruptive Innovation;
Intellectual Property;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Operations;
Internet;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Shih, Willy C., Stephen P. Kaufman, Melissa Marie Blakeley, and Marissa Wairy Dent. "Opening Pandora's Box." Harvard Business School Case 607-135, June 2007. (Revised April 2009.)
- January 2007
- Case
AMD: A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation
By: Elie Ofek and Lauren Barley
AMD's launch of the Opteron microprocessor in 2003 has allowed the company to make inroads into the lucrative server segment. A long-time follower to Intel, AMD management felt it was in a position to lead the microprocessor industry in new directions. However, in 2006...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Price;
Leadership;
Brands and Branding;
Product Launch;
Product Development;
Competitive Strategy;
Customization and Personalization;
Semiconductor Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Lauren Barley. "AMD: A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 507-037, January 2007.
- September 2006 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
VMware, Inc. (A)
By: David B. Yoffie, Ward Bullard, Nikhil Raj and Suja Vaidyanathan
VMware, Inc., the first company to crack the software virtualization market, faces new challenges from competitors' plans to bundle free virtualization solutions in operating systems. VMware, acquired by data storage giant EMC Corp. in 2003, has delivered top-line...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Open Source Distribution;
Competition
Yoffie, David B., Ward Bullard, Nikhil Raj, and Suja Vaidyanathan. "VMware, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 707-013, September 2006. (Revised September 2007.)