Jenny Eriksson Lundstrom is Senior Researcher at NITA - the Swedish IT-User Centre - and Lecturer of Information Systems at the Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University, Sweden. For several years, she has been researching information technology and knowledge management, with a multidisciplinary perspective on IT and innovation. Mats Edenius is a Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University. His research interests lie within the areas of information technology and knowledge management. Stefan Hrastinski is Associate Professor of Media Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. He is also affiliated with the Swedish IT-User Centre and the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University. His main research interests are online learning, collaboration, and innovation in organizational and educational settings. Mikael Wiberg is Full Professor in the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University where he holds the chair in HCI - Human Computer Interaction. Prior to this position, Wiberg held a position as Research Director for the Umea Institute of Design, Sweden. Par J. Agerfalk is Full Professor in the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University where he holds the Chair in Information Systems. He held prior positions at Orebro University, Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, Jonkoping International Business School, and the University of Limerick. His research interests include information systems development, open source software, and global software development.

• Managing Open Innovation Technologies - Contemporary Best Practices.- Theme I: Motivations.- Open Source Software as Open Innovation: Experiences from the Medical Domain.- “It’s the Conversation, Stupid!” Social Media Systems Design for Open Innovation Communities.- Organisational Participation in Open Innovation Communities.- Open Innovation Technologies and Exploitative and Explorative Learning.- Open Innovation in Inter-Organisational Networks in the IT Industry.- Theme II: Best Practices.- Encouraging Open Community Innovation: Outils-Réseaux’s Modular Approach.- Open Source Technology in Intra-Organisational Software Development -Private Markets or Local Libraries.- Open Innovation in Practice: The Development of the IT Capability Maturity Framework.- Voluntary Contributors in Open Innovation Processes.- Creating Value through Open Innovation in Social E-learning.- Theme III: Moving Forward.- Overcoming Industrial Inertia by Use of Open Innovation Technologies.- Using Information Technology to Manage Diverse Knowledge Sources in Open Innovation Processes.- Pico-Jobs as an Open Innovation Tool for Utilising Crowdsourcing.- Open Strengths and Weaknesses of IT User Innovation: Evidence from Three Cases.- Open Service Innovation in Health Care: What can we Learn from Open Innovation Communities?.- How Open is Open Innovation? Considering, Adapting and Adopting User Knowledge and Competence in the Solution Space.- The Future of Open Innovation Technologies and its Management.

From the reviews: "This book presents summaries of research on innovation that may help organizations advance their goals incrementally through innovative techniques. ... best lends itself to a highly technical, research-focused audience. ... Researchers and academic readers may find ideas in the book that are worth trying out or researching further." (Ilya Yakovlev, Computing Reviews, January, 2014)

Jenny Eriksson Lundstrom is Senior Researcher at NITA - the Swedish IT-User Centre - and Lecturer of Information Systems at the Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University, Sweden. For several years, she has been researching information technology and knowledge management, with a multidisciplinary perspective on IT and innovation. Mats Edenius is a Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University. His research interests lie within the areas of information technology and knowledge management. Stefan Hrastinski is Associate Professor of Media Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. He is also affiliated with the Swedish IT-User Centre and the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University. His main research interests are online learning, collaboration, and innovation in organizational and educational settings. Mikael Wiberg is Full Professor in the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University where he holds the chair in HCI - Human Computer Interaction. Prior to this position, Wiberg held a position as Research Director for the Umea Institute of Design, Sweden. Par J. Agerfalk is Full Professor in the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University where he holds the Chair in Information Systems. He held prior positions at Orebro University, Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, Jonkoping International Business School, and the University of Limerick. His research interests include information systems development, open source software, and global software development.

• Managing Open Innovation Technologies - Contemporary Best Practices.- Theme I: Motivations.- Open Source Software as Open Innovation: Experiences from the Medical Domain.- “It’s the Conversation, Stupid!” Social Media Systems Design for Open Innovation Communities.- Organisational Participation in Open Innovation Communities.- Open Innovation Technologies and Exploitative and Explorative Learning.- Open Innovation in Inter-Organisational Networks in the IT Industry.- Theme II: Best Practices.- Encouraging Open Community Innovation: Outils-Réseaux’s Modular Approach.- Open Source Technology in Intra-Organisational Software Development -Private Markets or Local Libraries.- Open Innovation in Practice: The Development of the IT Capability Maturity Framework.- Voluntary Contributors in Open Innovation Processes.- Creating Value through Open Innovation in Social E-learning.- Theme III: Moving Forward.- Overcoming Industrial Inertia by Use of Open Innovation Technologies.- Using Information Technology to Manage Diverse Knowledge Sources in Open Innovation Processes.- Pico-Jobs as an Open Innovation Tool for Utilising Crowdsourcing.- Open Strengths and Weaknesses of IT User Innovation: Evidence from Three Cases.- Open Service Innovation in Health Care: What can we Learn from Open Innovation Communities?.- How Open is Open Innovation? Considering, Adapting and Adopting User Knowledge and Competence in the Solution Space.- The Future of Open Innovation Technologies and its Management.

From the reviews: "This book presents summaries of research on innovation that may help organizations advance their goals incrementally through innovative techniques. ... best lends itself to a highly technical, research-focused audience. ... Researchers and academic readers may find ideas in the book that are worth trying out or researching further." (Ilya Yakovlev, Computing Reviews, January, 2014)

Jenny Eriksson Lundstrom is Senior Researcher at NITA - the Swedish IT-User Centre - and Lecturer of Information Systems at the Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University, Sweden. For several years, she has been researching information technology and knowledge management, with a multidisciplinary perspective on IT and innovation. Mats Edenius is a Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University. His research interests lie within the areas of information technology and knowledge management. Stefan Hrastinski is Associate Professor of Media Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. He is also affiliated with the Swedish IT-User Centre and the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University. His main research interests are online learning, collaboration, and innovation in organizational and educational settings. Mikael Wiberg is Full Professor in the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University where he holds the chair in HCI - Human Computer Interaction. Prior to this position, Wiberg held a position as Research Director for the Umea Institute of Design, Sweden. Par J. Agerfalk is Full Professor in the Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University where he holds the Chair in Information Systems. He held prior positions at Orebro University, Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, Jonkoping International Business School, and the University of Limerick. His research interests include information systems development, open source software, and global software development.

• Managing Open Innovation Technologies - Contemporary Best Practices.- Theme I: Motivations.- Open Source Software as Open Innovation: Experiences from the Medical Domain.- “It’s the Conversation, Stupid!” Social Media Systems Design for Open Innovation Communities.- Organisational Participation in Open Innovation Communities.- Open Innovation Technologies and Exploitative and Explorative Learning.- Open Innovation in Inter-Organisational Networks in the IT Industry.- Theme II: Best Practices.- Encouraging Open Community Innovation: Outils-Réseaux’s Modular Approach.- Open Source Technology in Intra-Organisational Software Development -Private Markets or Local Libraries.- Open Innovation in Practice: The Development of the IT Capability Maturity Framework.- Voluntary Contributors in Open Innovation Processes.- Creating Value through Open Innovation in Social E-learning.- Theme III: Moving Forward.- Overcoming Industrial Inertia by Use of Open Innovation Technologies.- Using Information Technology to Manage Diverse Knowledge Sources in Open Innovation Processes.- Pico-Jobs as an Open Innovation Tool for Utilising Crowdsourcing.- Open Strengths and Weaknesses of IT User Innovation: Evidence from Three Cases.- Open Service Innovation in Health Care: What can we Learn from Open Innovation Communities?.- How Open is Open Innovation? Considering, Adapting and Adopting User Knowledge and Competence in the Solution Space.- The Future of Open Innovation Technologies and its Management.

From the reviews: "This book presents summaries of research on innovation that may help organizations advance their goals incrementally through innovative techniques. ... best lends itself to a highly technical, research-focused audience. ... Researchers and academic readers may find ideas in the book that are worth trying out or researching further." (Ilya Yakovlev, Computing Reviews, January, 2014)