How to Create an Open Source Innovation Network?

Eco ego systems are an o mic engine, and they exist solely for driving value to their participants. If you're actually interesting in doing this kind of collaboration, pretty much the only chance you've got is pick up and use one of the existing open source communities. The value of the eco system is ultimately proportional to its network value. You can get more croel stuff done faster by integrating than you could by writing it yourself. So you can innovate faster. More innovation is going to generate faster growth over all for your eco system. And you can use open source to win market share - right?