Motivation of this paper is to discuss that the open source model of innovation does not only seem practical in the … software industry, but also in various other industrial contexts. We develop the concept of Open Source Innovation (OSI) as a … the literature, we conclude that it is an innovation model in its own right, deserving more attention and research. We …

the Open Source Innovation (OSI) model. OSI exhibits main differences to other related models and concepts such as the … private-collective model, commons-based peer production, R&D networks and is therefore an innovation model in its own right …