Designing common(s) ground for open innovation in healthcare

Viktiga resultat som projektet gav

Organizational and professional practice in the networked society raises the question of how open innovation could become an explicit strategy for hospitals, rather than a reaction to external pressures. The opportunity lies in how communicative practices enable open innovation in healthcare and then how to design and manage these practices. We argue that a not so common, but indeed sensitive to commons approach is needed developing solutions requires collaboration (http://goo.gl/VsR9yd).

Långsiktiga effekter som förväntas

To better understand practices for designing communication for open innovation in healthcare the project sought to: 1. Engage practitioners and organizations about the practical issues of open innovation strategy in healthcare. 2. Develop theory and method for the design of communication practice for open innovation. 3. Formulate a research agenda for open innovation design practice. 4. Generate a network of international experts focused on the development of design thinking for open innovation in healthcare.

Upplägg och genomförande

The following activities were conducted: 1. Conducted a practitioner workshop exploring the complexities and opportunities for open healthcare in the networked society. 2. Initiated a case study about open surgery scheduling. 3. Organized a PhD course on ´Sociomaterial Practice in the Age of Open.´ 4. Conducted preliminary survey of Hospital Innovation Centers. 5. Developed a concept paper. 6. Submitted a successful application for PhD funding (mit.uu.se). 7. Developed agenda for investigating open organizational strategy. 8. Consulted international experts on innovation.