I have just finished reading the book "The Open Innovation Revolution: Essentials, Roadblocks and Leadership Skills" by Stefan Lindegaard. Stefan is a very active member of the LinkedIn and Twitter innovation communities and his expertise is open innovation. Stefan also comments on and addresses diverse aspects of open innovation through his blog 15inno.
I have been following Stefan’s 15inno closely for quite some time now, and I was actually eager to get my hands on his new book. After reading the book, I have to admit that I am impressed because Stefan, based on his innovation and intrapreneurship work experience, paints a very realistic (and sometimes harsh) roadmap of how open innovation is to be implemented successfully. His direct, personal writing style coupled with his numerous examples of open innovation initiatives (successful and not) and interviews with innovation leaders and intrapreneurs, bring out the characteristics that are essential in designing and implementing effective open innovation programs. I also especially liked the list of key takeaways that comes in the form of a bullet-point summary at the end of each chapter.