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User communities — drivers for open innovation

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  • Gunnar Prause

    (School of Economics and Business Administration, Tallinn University of Technology. Address: 3 Akadeemia tee, Tallinn 12618, Estonia)

  • Thomas Thurner

    (Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, National Research University — Higher School of Economics, Address: 20 Myasnitskaya str., Moscow 101000, Russian Federation)

Abstract

This paper discusses the importance of innovation communities for contemporary innovation management. Based on a detailed literature review and corresponding industry examples, this paper suggests that userdriven innovation through tools like virtual communities, communities of practitioners and living labs will be of increased importance for future innovation processes. Of particular importance for integrating dispersed knowledge, such tools also provide very valuable information sources for strategic planning approaches like foresight.

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  • Gunnar Prause & Thomas Thurner, 2014. "User communities — drivers for open innovation," Foresight-Russia Форсайт, CyberLeninka;Федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики», vol. 8(1 (eng)), pages 18-23.
    • Handle: RePEc:scn:013126:15723352
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    1. Joana Costa & Inês Amorim & João Reis & Nuno Melão, 2023. "User communities: from nice-to-have to must-have," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 1-35, December.

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