Description InnoCentive is the open innovation and crowdsourcing pioneer that enables organizations to solve their key problems by connecting them to diverse sources of innovation including employees, customers, partners, and the world’s largest problem solving marketplace. InnoCentive’s proven Challenge Driven Innovation methodology, community of millions of problem Solvers, and cloud-based technology platform combine to fundamentally transform the economics of innovation and R&D through rapid solution delivery and the development of sustainable open innovation programs.

Location United States of America

Editor's comments Leading commercial, government, and nonprofit organizations such as Eli Lilly, Life Technologies, NASA, nature.com, Popular Science, Procter & Gamble, Roche, Rockefeller Foundation, and The Economist partner with InnoCentive to solve problems and innovate faster and more cost effectively than ever before. For more information, visit www.innocentive.com.

Since its inception in 2001, InnoCentive has established a formidable track record (Current as of November, 2011).

Total Registered Solvers: More than 250,000 from nearly 200 countries

Total Solver Reach: 12+ million through our strategic partners

Total Challenges Posted to InnoCentive.com: 1,300+

Project Rooms Opened to Date: 381,000+

Total Solution Submissions: 27,000+

Total Awards Given: 1,000+

Total Award Dollars Posted: $34+ million

Range of awards: $5,000 to $1 million based on the complexity of the problem

Average Success Rate: 50%+