“The collective or community effort to provide a public good-which is what freely revealed innovations are-has traditionally been explored in the literature on "collective action." However, behaviors seen in extant innovation communities” — Eric von Hippel Copy Share Image
If we define 'thought collective' as a community of persons mutually exchanging ideas or maintaining intellectual interaction, we will find by implication that it also provides the special 'carrier' for the historical development of any field of thought, as well… — Ludwik Fleck Copy Share Image
