In 2019 we discovered the power of open innovation. It aligned perfectly with how we digitally grew up. It made sense to apply the principle of openness into innovation, marketing, sales, etc. If it worked so well for open source and Wikipedia, it will surely benefit companies. And everything else that we did, that was not open, was oversaturated and boring. So we adopted openness as the next big thing.
In 2020 we launched our first project – openinnovation.me. It remains innovative since we adopted the Twitter approach. Before Twitter blogging was “heavy” – users expected posts to be long and formal, and Twitter made blogging easy by inventing microblogging, short quick posts. It allowed anyone to quickly share their ideas and news without much pressure and formality. openinnovation.me did this for idea sharing. Before openinnovation.me open innovation was focused mostly on engineer-to-engineer innovation, but we made it open to a much wider audience – factory workers, bakers, end-users, etc. The projects we started years ago are still running, engaging thousands of innovators in product innovation for companies like Fiam. We made open innovation easy and accessible by making challenges and innovations shorter and simpler.
In 2023 we made OPEN OS, a version of openinnovation.me which can be installed on any client location and fully customized. We recognized a need of clients to have their own fully branded experience, where they can attract innovators and integrate it with their systems. In some cases we even made main websites using OPEN OS. Clients decided to use an open innovation first solution like OPEN OS instead of a brochure, content, or e-commerce based options. This was an amazing discovery.
Open innovation mostly used outdated text based forms. We wanted to break away from them and started experimenting with browser based interactive 3D solutions. We realized that we can create online 3D environments where innovators can suggest new ideas, designs, and innovations. This was a great approach for 3D intensive products, architecture, and other space intensive projects. We launched OPEN OS 3D.
And finally, we have spent a substantial time researching and experimenting with LLMs. It was clear that this was another step away from the limitations of text based forms, but we were looking for the right way to do it, so that everything works well. And, after several versions, we understood exactly how to design it. We made teambuilt.ai – it is not only an application of LLM that replaces forms, but it combines open innovation and LLM into a complete company solution. It is not an open innovation solution, but an whole company AI solution powered by open innovation. This was the holy grail of our open innovation journey – open innovation is not any more a side gig but an really useful engine that powers every aspect of the company.
All our products are available for purchase today. They all satisfy different needs.
Email Andrea at andrea@openinnovation.me to see what works best for your company.
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