Hiccups and Obstacles: Open Innovation & Crowdfunding Experiences in South Tyrol (Italy)

Abstract

Kathrin Pilcher and Niclas Kröger discuss the experience of South Tyrol, where they leveraged crowdsourcing and crowdfunding to help for product design and development. As part of their presentation, they addressed questions, such as:

-What obstacles did you encounter and at what stage of th project did you encounter them?

-What was the most difficult obstacle and how did you overcome it?

-What are some of the lessons learned in your experience to avoid such obstacles and hiccups?

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Authors

Kathrin Pichler

Kathrin Pichler is a project manager at LVH, the Association for Tradespeople and Service Providers in Germany.

Niclas Köger

Niclas Köger is an innovation consultant at HYVE - the Innovation Company.