Democratizing Innovation

Von Hippel, Eric

Democratizing Innovation

dc.contributor.author	Von Hippel, Eric	es
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-15T09:18:38Z
dc.date.available	2011-08-15T09:18:38Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.description	x, 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Libro Electrónico	es
dc.description.abstract	Eric von Hippel has written a genuinely important book on innovation. Combining a wealth of case studies and data with a clear and systematically developed theoretical framework, Democratizing Innovation turns much of how we think about innovation economics on its head. Von Hippel has provided us with a fascinating book that will challenge innovation theorists and businesses alike. Yochai Benkler, Professor of Law, Yale Law School.	es
dc.description.abstract	Innovation is rapidly becoming democratised. 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 user-centred innovation system. 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 democratised 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. Von Hippel argues that manufacturers should redesign their innovation processes and systematically seek out innovations developed by users. He points to businesses--the custom semiconductor industry is one example - that have learned to assist user-innovators by providing them with toolkits for developing new products. User innovation has a positive impact on social welfare, and von Hippel proposes that government policies, including R & D subsidies and tax credits, should be realigned to eliminate biases against it. The goal of a democratised user-centred innovation system, says von Hippel, is well worth striving for. An electronic version of this book is available under a Creative Commons license.	es
dc.description.tableofcontents	Contents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction and Overview 2 Development of Products by Lead Users 3 Why Many Users Want Custom Products 4 Users’ Innovate-or-Buy Decisions 5 Users’ Low-Cost Innovation Niches 6 Why Users Often Freely Reveal Their Innovations 7 Innovation Communities 8 Adapting Policy to User Innovation 9 Democratizing Innovation 10 Application: Searching for Lead User Innovations 11 Application: Toolkits for User Innovation and Custom Design 12 Linking User Innovation to Other Phenomena and Fields Notes Bibliography Index	es
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	es
dc.identifier.citation	von Hippel, Eric. (2005). Democratizing Innovation [Adobe Digital Editions version]	es
dc.identifier.isbn	0-262-00274-4
dc.identifier.uri	http://libros.metabiblioteca.org/handle/001/183
dc.language.iso	eng	es
dc.publisher	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press ; London, 2006.	es
dc.rights	An electronic version of this book is available under a Creative Commons license	es
dc.rights.accessrights	openAccess	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/legalcode	es
dc.source	http://web.mit.edu/evhippel/www/books.htm	es
dc.subject	Technological innovations	es
dc.subject	Economic aspects	es
dc.subject	Diffusion of innovations	es
dc.subject	Democracy	es
dc.subject	Internet (impactos sociais)	es
dc.subject	Tecnologia--- Innovacions--- Aspectes econmics	es
dc.subject	Democrcia	es
dc.subject	Innovación tecnológica	es
dc.subject	Aspectos económicos	es
dc.subject	Política	es
dc.subject	Democracia	es
dc.title	Democratizing Innovation	es
dc.type	Book	es