KEY TAKEAWAYS
- While knowledge and ideas sharing are of high relevance for the open innovation process of am organization, first one needs to develop an internal knowledge and ideas sharing culture
- Knowledge flows in every single connection of the organization. Create the right environment to engage all staff in the internal and external process
- Knowledge shared can be intentional and unintentional. It’s important to recognize these different forms in order to take advantage of knowledge and ideas shared
- Proximity, geographical or non-geographical, impact the ability of organizations to exchange ideas externally
- The regional profile in which organizations operate can facilitate or difficult external interactions to support knowledge and ideas exchange
- Sharing knowledge and ideas require a context in order to support its successful internalization