# The era of open innovation

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2005
- Speaker: Charles Leadbeater
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Economics, Business and management, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_leadbeater_the_era_of_open_innovation)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn't just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms that companies can't.

## Lectures

1. [The era of open innovation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/charles_leadbeater_the_era_of_open_innovation/1c64d5b58750), 19 min (TED's player)