Special Issue: Open R&D and Open Innovation . This seems a closed academic journal, but the folllowing sample articles should show the articles are very promising: * Open R&D and open innovation: exploring the phenomenon . There is currently a broad awareness of open innovation and its relevance to corporate R&D. Edited by Ellen Enkel, Oliver Gassmann, and Henry Chesbrough. Volume 39 Issue 4, August 2009.

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Mellis, co-founder of the Arduino open source hardware circuit boards, wrote the following in 2008 , but it is still of interest. David Mellis: “Open-source hardware requires money. This fundamentally distinguishes the nature of its participants from those of open-source software. David A. In open-source software, the fundamental contributor is the developer, many of whom collaborate in order to create a single software application.

Open models are now famous for being adopted in many fields outside software development, and we can see this as a proof of their importance and a clear sign of their success. One of the most interesting fields where we witness the adoption of Open models is the Design one, where we can find cases of open web design ( OpenDesigns , Open Source Web Design , Open Web Design ), open product design ( Openmoko , VIA OpenBook , Bug Labs , Zoybar ), open meta-design processes , and even open architectural design . Even if slowly, an usually competitive and ego-driven professional community like the design one is starting to realize what are the potentials for the collaboration and sharing of Open Design initiatives .

If you are (1) interested in "socially-enabling" existing web site properties or (2) tracking OpenSocial or (3) looking for a reasonable architecture to emulate as a template for internal efforts or (4) interested in what capabilities exist in the open source world for social networking - then you should be monitoring Project SocialSite. Project SocialSite milestone 3 - The Project SocialSite Blog The Project SocialSite team is pleased to announce a new milestone build, Project SocialSite Milestone 3 ( download it here ). With this build

I’ve managed a lot of projects. As the science of project management  evolves, we are clearly learning that managing based on guess work is a recipe for consistent failure. Traditionally, we managed projects based on the trusted opinion of a project manager who estimated the length, scope, cost, and resources required for a project. These project managers have a natural I tried to count them – I can’t. 

It’s partly that they have a lot of the necessary skills - but even more because of the way that they have put their bid together, by doing the whole thing in the open. You The work packages have been developed with partners through a process of meetings and online discussion, open for anyone to add their ideas or comments. It Spin-off projects already developing from the networking so far. The deadline is nearing for submission of bids to Government  to run the Digital Mentor network throughout the UK. I’ve no doubt who I think should win - the Voicebox consortium

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Download Tech Notes Demo Contact Current Features Follow a user, mutual following is friending. User-to-User Messaging Profile Comments User Blogs with Comments Photo Gallery with Captions Site Search for Friends Profile Bio and Information User Dashboard (Recent Activity of Friends) Emailed Activity Flickr Integration YouTube Integration Ruby on Rails, Open

The Future of Our Cities: Open, Crowdsourced, and Participatory His latest project, DIYcity.org, has web developers and urban planners all over the world teaming up to create open source tools for residents of cities everywhere. was in one sense a remarkable sign of the new openness and desire for participation sweeping government all over the U.S. In Today John Geraci of DIYcity is a guest blogger for O’Reilly Radar . Guest blogger John Geraci has spent the last six years making life in cities better with the use of web technologies.