Nice SIEMENS Report About Open Innovation

"Pictures of the Future" is the corporate magazine of Siemens AG, Germany's largest technology company. The magazine reports several times a year about technological advancements, publishes trend studies and outlooks, both with regard to Siemens applications and beyond. The recent issue (Spring 2010) has, among other themes, a very comprehensive special report about open innovation.

It follows a broad understanding of the term and provides an excellent overview of this field from the perspective of a large corporation.

Here is the section on open innovation as an extract. For the entire issue and a German translation, go here:

• English Siemens Pictures of the Future Spring 2010, "Open Innovation"
• Deutsch Siemens Pictures of the Future, Frühjahr 2010, "Open Innovation"