1) The document discusses the intersection of geo-information and open innovation from a practitioner's perspective. 2) It suggests that openness and geo-information are strongly interconnected and that an open innovation ecosystem could greatly benefit the geo-information sector. 3) A next step proposed is case study research to further explore how open innovation can be applied in the geo-information field.

1. Where Geo-information meets Open innovation A practitioners perspective Jan Willem van Eck TU Delft, guestlecture Delft, April 29th, 2011

2. “Openness seems to touch every corner of our world” Maxwell, 2006

3. Open Innovation

4. Pratictioners& Researchers Determined Decision Content Conclusion 1 page Limited in time Questioning Doubt Method New question Compleet A neverendingprocess

5. PratictionersvsResearchers But: practioners are alsoresearchers and researchers are als practitioners (managers) Proudlyborrowedfrom Prof. Dr. Ir. A.C.J. (Ton) de Leeuw ©

6. “…if the GIS market ever does move into the tornado phase, then ESRI is probablygoing to loseitsmarketleadershipposition” Inside the Tornado, GA Moore

7. R E S E A R C H & F I N D I N G S F U T U R E R E S E A R C H I N N O V A T I O N W H E R E I S G E O? O P E N I N N O V A T I O N

8. I N N O V A T I O N

9. Innovation = invention + bringintocommonusage* Onlylittle consensus… Conway, Stewart, 2009

10. 1. What’s the innovation?

11. Foto: © BildarchivETH-Bibliothek [m]

12. 2. Whobenefitsfrominnovation?

13. Open Innovation, a new paradigm? ! Chesbrough, 2003

14. 3. Wholeads the innovation? BikePortland.org

15. Image NY Times ©

16. Consider: “Innovation” Sometimes not what you think it is. Sometimes, others benefits more then you do. Often, users lead, and some more, then others.

17. O P E N I N N O V A T I O N

18. Egoquoting “Certaincompanies go all the way to appear open” -> beware of the positivesocialvalue of “openness” ViMatrix, feb 1996

19. Open or closed?

20. Open Innovation- Defined “Open Innovation is the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation, and expand the market for external use of innovation, respectively” Chesbrough, 2006.

23. Existing market

24. Existing market Exploration Exploitation

25. Existing market Henry Chesbrough,2004

28. New market

29. Theory What is? Presence Core processes Motives Factors

30. Internal Factors Employees Processes Competencies

31. External Factors Communities Networks Intermediaries Alliances Ecosystems Users

32. Motives? Newness? Current status? Increase innovation capacity Enablefinancialgrowth Shorter time to market

33. R E S E A R C H & F I N D I N G S

34. Open the books on innovation Is Open Innovation really new and which factors are of importance for Open Innovation? Jan Willem van Eck Summary thesis Master of Marketing Strategy, June 21st, 2010

35. Subquestions What is Open Innovation? Which types of organisations are activewith Open Innovation? Why do organisationsapply Open Innovationmethods? Which factors play a role in relation to Open Innovation?

36. Interview structure Results

37. Conclusions 2 1 3 Employees Processes Competencies

38. Conclusions Open Innovation does exist in the Geo-information sector in the Netherlands Factors of importance are only internal-to-the-organization factors Top tier innovation projects are hardly related to open innovation concepts

39. There is an intention to open the books on innovation, now the books on innovation can be opened.

40. F U T U R E R E S E A R C H

41. Suggestion for further research: time

42. Suggestion for further research: how different is OI adoption from other forms of management innovation?

44. W H E R E I S G E O?

45. Egoquoting “Openness is very relevant for the use and application of geo-information Opentrends.nl, 4 feb 2011

47. Geo-information? thrivesonopenness requires a balancedecosystem optimaldiffusion of knowledge?

48. Geo-information? overlapping valuechains? appropriationsettled, at the start? Trust as a key factor?

49. Howonearth…?

50. Concluding Opennes and Geo-information are strongly interconnected An Open Innovation eco system could greatly benefit our sector A next step, case study research? We all choose a position on the open/closed continuum!

51. Finalthought Way more smart people do NOT workfor Esri…. …“all” we have to do is connect (to) them!

52. WhereGeo-informationmeetsOpen innovation @jwvaneck Jan Willem van Eck TU Delft, guestlecture Delft, April 29th, 2011

53. Suggestedreadings How open is innovation?, L. Dahlander, D. Gann, 2010, Research Policy. Open innovation, State of the art and futureperspectives, E. Huizingh, 2011, Technovation. Open Innovation: Past Research, CurrentDebates, and FutureDirections, U. Lichterthaler, 2011, Academy of Management.