InnoCentive is a platform of "open innovation" or "open innovation" which accepts orders problem solving R & D in a wide range of fields such as engineering, ICT, business models, mathematics, chemistry, biotechnology, etc.

It is a very clear example of a guinea pig model of business enterprise is based on the idea of crowdsourcing (a corporate strategy and action involve mass participation of volunteers, where the benefit is mutual collaboration between the partners).

From there the problems are published as "challenges" to be solved by volunteers who offered to do so. Those who provide the best solution for the problem are given an award that typically ranges between 10,000 and 100,000 dollars.

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