Evolving Innovation Ecosystems: A Guide to Open Idea Transformation in the Age of Future Tech

The vital field of open-source software has proven itself a massive global incubator for innovation. With no barriers to entry, nearly anyone can join in and make huge contributions to a field. Yet, many of today’s public and private enterprises inhibit this type of rapid, and necessary, innovation. This book provides a new model, and with it ne

Carol L. Stimmel is the founder and CEO of Manifest Mind, a New York corporation. Her responsibilities include managing key

industry and client relationships, driving research topics, and personal contributions to consulting engagements and research reports.

Carol has 25 years of experience in emerging technology markets including operating roles as well as extensive experience in market

intelligence and analysis.

Don Sherwood Olson’s twentyeight years of progressive technical experience and leadership in software engineering, as architect,

designer, programmer, team leader, tester, and trainer marry with a second career as a writer and academic. He has worked as a lead

or principal software engineer in fields as diverse as rocket engine controls, flight avionics, and satellite-based communication

systems. He was the managing member of Catamount Consulting, LLC, for several years, consulting on software systems. Currently

he serves as a Web designer and developer with Northern Arizona University’s Information Technology Services and also teaches as

an adjunct lecturer in the English and Honors programs at the university.