TY - JOUR T1 - Private-Collective Innovation: Let There Be Knowledge JF - Open Source Business Resource Y1 - 2011 A1 - Ali Kousari A1 - Chris Henselmans AB - Many innovators (companies or individuals) opt for a private innovation model. This model uses resources to create a product whose intellectual property (IP) is protected by the firm. At the opposite end of the scale is the collective innovation model, in which innovators collaborate and expend resources to produce a public good. Many free/libre open source software (F/LOSS) projects rely on collective innovation. Some innovators are now combining the two models into a private-collective innovation model, in which an innovator may chose to collaborate with other innovators and spend private resources while still keeping some IP private. For example, a company may release its product's source code to the public in the hope of attracting a community of contributing developers. Such a company commits its own resources to a project, but may still hold on to the intellectual property. The success of private-collective innovation is dependent on many factors including: project interest and value, company reputation, and project status. There are benefits and risks to private-collective innovation which must be carefully weighed before making a decision to employ this model. Private-collective innovation involves the sharing of knowledge and, in some cases, the sharing of IP that may or may not be patented. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa UR - http://timreview.ca/article/411 IS - January 2011 U1 - Systema Technologies Ali Kousari is a graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University. He is currently CTO at Systema Technologies in Geneva, Switzerland. He holds a BScH in Software Engineering from Carleton University. U2 - Carleton University Chris Henselmans is a graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University. He has over 25 years experience in embedded software development. He holds a BScH from the University of Waterloo and a BGS from Athabasca University. ER -