At a time when collaboration and innovation are critical for an organization, an open-source development model is becoming ever more prominent. In this article, we delve into the world of open source and explore how it could revolutionize creative collaboration and push the boundaries of inclusive innovation within an organization and around the world.
Open-source communities have laid the foundation for some of the biggest technological leaps we have seen in numerous domains, especially in software. Some examples include Linux OS, Android OS, Kuberates, Gradle, and Apache HTTP server. Typically, these projects are hidden from the visibility of end users but provide immense value to software development and enhance the productivity of developers, which has led to continuous innovation in the services we rely on today. Open source is not limited to technology, however. Wikipedia is a prominent example of an open-source artifact serving as a modern-day encyclopedia.