Democratizing innovation /
Hippel, Eric von
Democratizing innovation / Eric von Hippel. - Cambridge ; London : The MIT Press, 2006. - 204 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction and overview --
Ch. 2. Development of products by lead users --
Ch. 3. Why many users want custom products --
Ch. 4. Users’ innovate-or-buy decisions --
Ch. 5. Users’ low cost innovation niches --
Ch. 6. Why users often freely reveal their innovations --
Ch. 7. Innovation communities --
Ch. 8. Adapting policy to user innovation --
Ch. 9. Democratizing innovation --
Ch. 10. Application: searching for lead user innovation --
Ch. 11. Application: toolkits for user innovation and custom design --
Ch. 12. Linking user innovation to other phenomena and field.
Innovation is rapidly becoming democratized. Users, aided by improvements in computer and communications technology, increasingly can develop their own new products and services. These innovating users -- both individuals and firms -- often freely share their innovations with others, creating user-innovation communities and a rich intellectual commons. Here is a close look at this emerging system of user-centered innovation. It explains why and when users find it profitable to develop new products and services for themselves, and why it often pays users to reveal their innovations freely for the use of all.
9780262720472
Technological innovations--Economic aspects
Diffusion of innovations
Democracy
001.4
Democratizing innovation / Eric von Hippel. - Cambridge ; London : The MIT Press, 2006. - 204 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction and overview --
Ch. 2. Development of products by lead users --
Ch. 3. Why many users want custom products --
Ch. 4. Users’ innovate-or-buy decisions --
Ch. 5. Users’ low cost innovation niches --
Ch. 6. Why users often freely reveal their innovations --
Ch. 7. Innovation communities --
Ch. 8. Adapting policy to user innovation --
Ch. 9. Democratizing innovation --
Ch. 10. Application: searching for lead user innovation --
Ch. 11. Application: toolkits for user innovation and custom design --
Ch. 12. Linking user innovation to other phenomena and field.
Innovation is rapidly becoming democratized. Users, aided by improvements in computer and communications technology, increasingly can develop their own new products and services. These innovating users -- both individuals and firms -- often freely share their innovations with others, creating user-innovation communities and a rich intellectual commons. Here is a close look at this emerging system of user-centered innovation. It explains why and when users find it profitable to develop new products and services for themselves, and why it often pays users to reveal their innovations freely for the use of all.
9780262720472
Technological innovations--Economic aspects
Diffusion of innovations
Democracy
001.4