Eric von Hippel Livres

The process of user-centered innovation: how it can benefit both users and manufacturers and how its emergence will bring changes in business models and in public policy.

In this book, Eric von Hippel, Marcie J. Tyre, and their colleagues explore the situated nature of adaptive learning in organizations. Drawing on extensive research in a variety of organizational contexts, the authors present a compelling argument that adaptive learning is fundamentally contextual and that effective learning requires a deep understanding of the social and organizational context in which it occurs. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in organizational learning and innovation.

How do firms collaborate in industries characterized by fierce competition and rapid innovation? In this groundbreaking study, von Hippel examines the strategies firms use to leverage each other's expertise and gain a competitive advantage. Drawing on extensive empirical research, he challenges conventional wisdom about the nature of innovation and suggests a more collaborative, bottom-up approach.

A leading innovation scholar explains the growing phenomenon and impact of free innovation, in which innovations developed by consumers and given away for free.