Books Quote by Eric von Hippel

“I conclude this chapter by reminding the reader that studies of the sources of innovation show clearly that users will tend to develop some…

— Eric von Hippel

“between users and manufacturers is that users tend to develop innovations that are functionally novel, requiring a great deal of user-need information and use-context…

— Eric von Hippel

“users of products and services-both firms and individual consumers-are increasingly able to innovate for themselves. User-centered innovation processes offer great advantages over the manufacturer-centric…

— Eric von Hippel

“great advantages over the manufacturer-centric innovation development systems that have been the mainstay of commerce for hundreds of years. Users that innovate can develop…

— Eric von Hippel

“The user-centered innovation process just illustrated is in sharp contrast to the traditional model, in which products and services are developed by manufacturers in…

— Eric von Hippel

“Innovation user and innovation manufacturer are the two general "functional" relationships between innovator and innovation. Users are unique in that they alone benefit directly…

— Eric von Hippel

“and services-both firms and individual consumers-are increasingly able to innovate for themselves. User-centered innovation processes offer great advantages over the manufacturer-centric innovation development systems…

— Eric von Hippel

“Innovation user and innovation manufacturer are the two general "functional" relationships between innovator and innovation. Users are unique in that they alone benefit directly…

— Eric von Hippel

“The user-centered innovation process just illustrated is in sharp contrast to the traditional model, in which products and services are developed by manufacturers in…

— Eric von Hippel

“Innovation by users tends to be widely distributed rather than concentrated among just a very few very innovative users. As a result, it is…

— Eric von Hippel

“In this book I explain in detail how the emerging process of user-centric, democratized innovation works. I also explain how innovation by users provides…

— Eric von Hippel

People still cling to this belief that innovation is just random and unpredictable. But if you look closely, there are some real patterns. The…

— Clayton Christensen