ABSTRACT

Chapter 10 steps back to look at the big picture of open innovation and crowdsourcing for social good to find core meanings. It also offers a glimpse into the future of open innovation for business sustainability and social innovation.

Open innovation is described as a ground-breaking socio-economic-political advancement in the way we discover and develop technological and social breakthroughs. Beyond the many benefits of open innovation for social and environmental sustainability are even more profound contributions. Exploring these offers deeper insight into the power and potential of mass collaboration and co-creation. The purpose of the book is defined as catalyzing hope and impact toward creating a socially just and environmentally sustainable world.