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Author Hippel, Eric von.

Title Democratizing innovation / Eric von Hippel.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2006.

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Edition 1. MIT Press pbk. ed., [Nachdr.].
Description x, 204 Seiten : Diagramme
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-195) and index.
Summary 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. In Democratizing Innovation, Eric von Hippel looks closely at this emerging system of user-centered innovation. He 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. The trend toward democratized innovation can be seen in software and information products-most notably in the free and open-source software movement-but also in physical products. Von Hippel's many examples of user innovation in action range from surgical equipment to surfboards to software security features. He shows that product and service development is concentrated among "lead users," who are ahead on marketplace trends and whose innovations are often commercially attractive.
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Subject Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.
Diffusion of innovations.
Democracy.
Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
Diffusion of innovations. (OCoLC)fst00893549
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects. (OCoLC)fst01145010
Technischer Fortschritt.
Produktentwicklung.
Demokratie.
Innovationsmanagement.
Benutzerrückmeldung.
Technischer Fortschritt -- Produktentwicklung -- Demokratie.
Software. (DE-601)091389569 (DE-STW)15621-0
Innovationsmanagement. (DE-601)091367867 (DE-STW)19548-6
Lieferanten-Kunden-Beziehung. (DE-601)091375223 (DE-STW)12665-2
USA. (DE-601)091396867 (DE-STW)17829-1
Open Source. (DE-601)091381568 (DE-STW)24784-6
Indexed Term Benutzer ; SWD-ID: 41385342
Beteiligung ; SWD-ID: 40060925
Democracy
Demokratisierung ; SWD-ID: 41249410
Diffusion of innovations
Innovationsmanagement ; SWD-ID: 41618178
Produktinnovation ; SWD-ID: 40473466
Technological innovations Economic aspects
Technologiemanagement ; SWD-ID: 42151612
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