Open innovation includes external knowledge sources and paths to market as complements to internal innovation processes. Open innovation has to date been driven largely by business objectives, but the imperative of social challenges has turned attention to the broader set of goals to which open innovation is relevant. This introduction discusses how open innovation can be deployed to address societal challenges—as well as the trade-offs and tensions that arise as a result. Against this background we introduce the articles published in this Special Section, which were originally presented at the sixth Annual World Open Innovation Conference.

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通过开放式创新应对社会挑战

开放式创新包括外部知识来源和市场途径，作为对内部创新过程的补充。迄今为止，开放式创新很大程度上是由业务目标驱动的，但是社会挑战的紧迫性已经将注意力转向了与开放式创新相关的更广泛的目标。本引言讨论了如何部署开放式创新来应对社会挑战，以及由此产生的权衡和紧张关系。在此背景下，我们介绍了本节中发表的文章，这些文章最初在第六届年度世界开放创新大会上发表。