Democratizing Innovation
by Eric von Hippel
Publisher: The MIT Press 2005
ISBN/ASIN: 0262002744
ISBN-13: 9780262002745
Number of pages: 216
Description:
Eric von Hippel looks closely at the 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.
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