Open Innovation & Crowdsourcing Research Resources

A wide collection of white papers, webinar replays, case studies, Challenge solution stories, and more are provided on this page. Content is sorted by publishing date.  

Article: Alliance Magazine Article on The Power of the Crowd

March 1, 2013
TAGS: Best Practice, Crowdsourcing, Not for Profit

An insighful byline written by InnoCentive's own Simon Schneider about the power of the crowd. Featured in the March 2013 issue of Alliance Magazine.

Case Study: Prize4Life

January 26, 2012
TAGS: Best Practice, Not for Profit, Social Innovation

Read about the $1 million Grand Challenge to find a biomarker for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The solution is expected to cut the cost of a Phase II clinical trial from $10 million to $5 million.

White Paper: Challenging the Public To Do Good

April 15, 2011
TAGS: Best Practice, Innovation, Making the Business Case, Not for Profit

This white paper explores how InnoCentive's Challenge Driven Innovation methodology and tools can make a tremendous impact on nonprofit organizations' ability to solve Challenges that matter most for the public good, assist in fundraising efforts, optimize scarce resources, and harness the same proven innovation methods that have been available to commercial organizations for years. Several case studies are highlighted in the report.

Challenge Solution: Prize4Life ALS Biomarker Discovered

February 7, 2011
TAGS: Crowdsourcing, Not for Profit, Open Innovation

In 2006, Prize4Life partnered with InnoCentive to launch the $1 million ALS Biomarker Prize with the goal of accelerating the development of a biomarker — an inexpensive and easy-to-use tool that can accurately measure the progression of ALS in patients. An effective biomarker will make clinical trials of ALS drugs cheaper, quicker, and more efficient. By overcoming a fundamental obstacle in drug development for ALS, the discovery of a biomarker clears the way forward for pharmaceutical and biotech companies to develop treatments for ALS. The awarding of the $1 million ALS Biomarker Prize in 2011 to Dr. Seward Rutkove for his identification of a biomarker marks a significant step forward in ALS research.

Case Study: Harvard Business School Study of InnoCentive

June 10, 2008
TAGS: Best Practice, Corporation, Crowdsourcing, Government, Innovation, Making the Business Case, Not for Profit, Open Innovation, ROI

This validating case study provides details about safeguarding intellectual property, talks about the benefits to commercial enterprises, and lists specific examples of Ideation Challenges posted on InnoCentive.com.

Challenge Solution: Oil Industry Outsider Solves Oil Spill Recovery Challenge

November 7, 2007
TAGS: Best Practice, Corporation, Crowdsourcing, Government, InnoCentive Book, Innovation, Making the Business Case, Not for Profit, Open Innovation, Social Innovation

In the summer of 2007, the Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI) posted 3 Challenges on the InnoCentive website, all dealing with oil spill recovery issues from the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989. The first of these Challenges was solved in November 2007 by an oil industry outsider who used his expertise in the concrete industry to come up with the winning solution. John Davis, an InnoCentive Solver from the Central United States, was awarded $20,000 for his creative solution.

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