We are all familiar with and understand the phrase “Less is more”. It’s the very notion that simplicity and clarity lead to good form. The thought first appeared in print via a mid 19th Century poet Robert Browning and the phrase has been used to describe the stylings of architect and furniture designer Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. If you’re drawn to the simplistic and clean designs IKEA is now famous for, you can thank Van Der Rohe. Even the Wu-Tang Clan had their way of expressing this classic sentiment during the song “As High as Wu-Tang Get” when they uttered, “Make it brief son, half short and twice strong”. It’s a truism and something we innately feel to be correct. Yet when it comes to Open Innovation, the space as a whole struggles to very concisely explain the processes, the why behind, and the benefits that can be realized.
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