5 Lessons For Using Open Innovation To Maximize The Wisdom Of The Crowd

According to this Fast Company piece the next innovation breakthrough won't come from a single individual but from a group.  The future of innovation is in the crowd, and by using a big group’s best ideas, you can find the best way to solve any problem.

The article goes on to state, " today everybody seems to try to emulate the genius of Steve Jobs, not realizing that he’s the outlier. But there is a different way, a way that has brought us many breakthrough inventions in fields as far reaching as technology, sports, and medicine. That way is open innovation."

Below are 5 lessons in using open innovation via Fast Company

1. SUPERIOR PRODUCTS MATTER
2. PUSH (MOST) DECISION MAKING TO THE EDGES
3. COMMUNICATION IS KEY
4. MAKE IT EASY
5. COMMUNITIES ARE NOT MARKETS; MEMBERS ARE CITIZENS