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Read the " Open Innovation at Siemens " case thoroughly and answer the 4 questions below.
The questions below when answered should be overly detailed regarding the case.
For Question 4 Refer to the " Open Innovation at Siemens " case as well as incorporate materials related to the Open innovation class slides too.
Q1. Why did Siemens create an open innovation initiative? What perceived problems was the initiative trying to solve? (5 points)
Q2. Why do employees participate on Technoweb 2.0? What concerns might prevent them from participating? (5 points)
Q3. What metrics should be used at Siemens to assess the effectiveness of open innovation? Should they be different for each type of program? Why? (5 points)
Q4. Should responsibility for open innovation be centralized (i.e. be part of CT) or decentralized (i.e. be part of each business unit) ? Explain. (5 points)
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Introduction
Siemens Company founded in 1847 by Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske as
a telegraph company. In the 20th century, Siemens continued to grow through cooperation,
access, and expansion of its core market. In 2012, Siemens employed 370,000 people in more
than 190 countries. Siemens has an affiliation structure that incorporates four fundamental areas,
for example, vitality, wellbeing, industry, and foundation.
One of the main challenges of Siemen is the future of the open innovation program. To
succeed in the process of open innovation
Open innovation process success depends on the management and structure of innovation
need to understand the process strategy and its main challenges better, as well as to promote
possible solutions. Implement the process for the company (Ades et al., 2013). In addition,
Siemens needs to analyze the importance of its capabilities, capabilities, and capabilities, as well
as its contribution to the competitive advantage and expansion of the corporate market.
In addition, Siemens helps inspire business strategy and provides new opportunities for
employees. However, decentralization is a business challenge. As a result, there is a lack of
coordination and communication between the company's units. The company operates in 289
large manufacturing and manufacturing companies and has offices, warehouses and R & D
throughout the world.
Why has Siemens created an open design? What challenges did you try to solve?
The problem and the main challenges facing Siemens is the introduction of the open
innovation program within the company. The company with an open innovation strategy failed to
create a culture and a purely open system for acquiring external knowledge. The company needs
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to develop two approaches to solve their problems, such as Techno Web 2.0 and ODRAM LED
to promote the lighting contest.
Techno Web 2.0:
Lackner comprehends that there is no viable apparatus for recognizing innovation
specialists. Advancement has been made in making a modern inside social site that enables
Siemens to identified experts. This system is called Techno Web 2.0. Therefore, the network has
been updated to allow the communication and exp...