External innovation basics from an R&D expert | Michael Ringel | TED Institute @tedinstitute
External innovation basics from an R&D expert | Michael Ringel | TED Institute  @tedinstitute
Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The bad news: the best ideas live outside of your organization. The good news: they don’t have to stay there. Innovation instigator Michael Ringel has consulted for major corporations about the best ways to bring innovation into their companies and has a collaborative solution that any company -- if done the right way -- can tap into: external innovation.

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