User-led Innovation: A New Framework for Co-creating Business and Social Value

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This is a new research report authored by Darren Sharp and Mandy Salomon of http://www.smartinternet.com.au

The report explores: what the key drivers of “user-led innovation” are.

Organization relationships with stakeholders.

What the most effective strategies are for engaging user participation
The research consists of qualitative interviews conducted with Eric von Hippel (MIT), Yochai Benkler (Harvard), Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia), Siva Vaidhyanathan (Virginia), John Howkins (Adelphi Charter), Michel Bauwens (P2P Alternatives) and Mitch Kapor (Linden Lab).’...

(((I read it, and when I saw this, I suddenly realized why business-academic white papers are sometimes worth one's time.)))

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