Still recovering from record-setting snowfall in the winter of 2015 that crippled public transit in greater Boston, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) faced a projected $335 million operating budget deficit and a $7 billion maintenance backlog. Searching for innovative solutions to these challenges, the MBTA decided to tap into the ideas of the constituents it serves, comprising some of the most innovative businesses and academic institutions in the country.
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HTC Vive: Overcoming Developer Hesitance Through Open Innovation
This post details how Valve, the developers of the VR headset HTC Vive, used open innovation to provide a wide variety of video games despite the lack of support from major game developers.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Using Open Innovation to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
The U.S. government has turned to crowdsourcing to help solve some of the most pressing public health issues.