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» Loud and Clear: Broadcasting & the Limits of “Open Innovation”
in Problem Solving

This article highlights an important distinction, made by Harvard Business School Professor Karim R. Lakhani, between “broadcasting” and a more general conception of open innovation. Broadcasting, the process of disseminating a problem as widely as possible to find a solution, works, according to Lakhani, largely because it locates existing solutions in one field and applies them to another where they are unknown. These solutions are more accurately transfers than innovations. While Lakhani's conception of open innovation correctly focuses on the broadcast of the problem, a closer analysis suggests that broadcasting consists of three distinct phases: the broadcast of the problem, the reception of the problem by potential solvers, and their response with solutions. The characteristics of openness proper to broadcasting apply only to the first two phases; the transfer of a solution to the seeker is usually not characterized by openness. In this elaboration of Lakhani's work, we see that without the right networking tools and conditions, optimal broadcast conditions cannot be achieved. hypios.com is a company that advances on Lakhani's concept of broadcasting by harnessing “network effects” to increase the chances of broadcast success.Read this article

» The role of participation in innovation

This article highlights an important distinction, made by Harvard Business School Professor Karim R. Lakhani, between “broadcasting” and a more general conception of open innovation. Broadcasting, the process of disseminating a problem as widely as possible to find a solution, works, according to Lakhani, largely because it locates existing solutions in one field and applies them to another where they are unknown. These solutions are more accurately transfers than innovations. While Lakhani's conception of open innovation correctly focuses on the broadcast of the problem, a closer analysis suggests that broadcasting consists of three distinct phases: the broadcast of the problem, the reception of the problem by potential solvers, and their response with solutions. The characteristics of openness proper to broadcasting apply only to the first two phases; the transfer of a solution to the seeker is usually not characterized by openness. In this elaboration of Lakhani's work, we see that without the right networking tools and conditions, optimal broadcast conditions cannot be achieved. hypios.com is a company that advances on Lakhani's concept of broadcasting by harnessing “network effects” to increase the chances of broadcast success.Read this article

» Waiting for the Social Semantic Web

This article highlights an important distinction, made by Harvard Business School Professor Karim R. Lakhani, between “broadcasting” and a more general conception of open innovation. Broadcasting, the process of disseminating a problem as widely as possible to find a solution, works, according to Lakhani, largely because it locates existing solutions in one field and applies them to another where they are unknown. These solutions are more accurately transfers than innovations. While Lakhani's conception of open innovation correctly focuses on the broadcast of the problem, a closer analysis suggests that broadcasting consists of three distinct phases: the broadcast of the problem, the reception of the problem by potential solvers, and their response with solutions. The characteristics of openness proper to broadcasting apply only to the first two phases; the transfer of a solution to the seeker is usually not characterized by openness. In this elaboration of Lakhani's work, we see that without the right networking tools and conditions, optimal broadcast conditions cannot be achieved. hypios.com is a company that advances on Lakhani's concept of broadcasting by harnessing “network effects” to increase the chances of broadcast success.Read this article