Eric von Hippel
American economist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1941 · age 85
Eric von Hippel is an American economist and a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, specializing in the nature and economics of distributed and open innovation.
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He is best known for his work in developing the concept of user innovation - that end-users, rather than manufacturers, are responsible for a large amount of innovation. In 1986 he coined the term lead user to describe this phenomenon.
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Academics
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Academic
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Born 1941 · age 85
