Quote by Eric von Hippel

Just as producers often give consumers things they want but didn't think to ask for, consumers sometimes come up with surprising uses for new…

— Virginia Postrel

Good products are built by people who want to use it themselves

— David Karp

“individual users do not have to develop everything they need on their own: they can benefit from innovations developed”

— Eric von Hippel

“Chapter 4 concludes by pointing out that an additional incentive can drive individual user-innovators to innovate rather than buy: they may value the process…

— Eric von Hippel

“It is becoming progressively easier for many users to get precisely what they want by designing it for themselves.”

— 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

It's all about producing products people want.

— Alan Mulally

“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 more users invest in a product through tiny bits of work, the more valuable the product becomes in their lives and the less…

— Nir Eyal

“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

People buy products, and they want to understand what those things are and how they are applicable to their life.

— Tony Fadell

“the ongoing shift of product-development activities from manufacturers to users is painful and difficult for many manufacturers.”

— Eric von Hippel