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id="page-profile-detail__accordion-research-centers-panel" class="page-profile-detail__accordion-section-item-content" aria-labelledby="page-profile-detail__accordion-research-centers-button" aria-hidden="true" > <ul class="page-profile-detail__biography-list"> <li class="page-profile-detail__biography-item"> <a class="page-profile-detail__biography-item-link" href="http://cci.mit.edu" > MIT Center for Collective Intelligence </a> </li> <li class="page-profile-detail__biography-item"> <a class="page-profile-detail__biography-item-link" href="http://mitsloan.mit.edu/ide/" > The MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy </a> </li> <li class="page-profile-detail__biography-item"> <a class="page-profile-detail__biography-item-link" href="http://entrepreneurship.mit.edu" > Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship </a> </li> <li class="page-profile-detail__biography-item"> Virtual Customer Initiative </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="page-profile-detail__biography-body-copy"> <p> Eric von Hippel is the <em>T. Wilson (1953) Professor in Management and a </em>Professor of Management of Innovation and Engineering Systems at the MIT Sloan School of Management. </p> <p> His research discovers and explores patterns in the sources of innovation and develops new processes to improve the “fuzzy front end” of the innovation process—the end where ideas for breakthrough new products and services are developed. In his most recent book, <em>Democratizing Innovation</em> (MIT Press, April 2005), von Hippel shows how communities of users are actually becoming such powerful innovation engines that they are increasingly driving manufacturers out of product development altogether—a pattern he documents in fields ranging from open source software to sporting equipment. This discovery has been used for a better understanding of the innovation process and for the development of new innovation processes for industry. He is currently leading a major research project to discover how these user innovation communities work, and how and whether the same principles might extend to many areas of product and service development. In addition, von Hippel is working with governmental and academic colleagues in the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom to develop new and modified governmental policies appropriate to the newly emerging innovation paradigm of user-centered innovation. </p> <p> <a>He</a> holds a BA in economics from Harvard College, an SM in mechanical engineering from MIT, and a PhD in business and engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.</p> <div class="page-profile-detail__biography-read-more-container"> <span class="page-profile-detail__biography-read-more-text"> <em class="page-profile-detail__biography-read-more-arrow"></em> </span> </div> </div> </section> <section id="honors-chapter" class="page-profile-detail__chapter-item page-profile-detail__honors-container"> <h2 class="page-profile-detail__body-title jump-header" id="honors" tabindex="-1">Honors <a href="#honors" class="jump-link" aria-label="Jump to Honors"> <img src="/themes/custom/mitsloan/img/anchorlink-icon.png" alt="" /> </a> </h2> <div class="page-profile-detail__honors"> <div class="module-loadmore" role="status"> <article class="honor"> <figure class="honor--figure" aria-hidden="true"> <svg class="honor--ribbon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24"> <g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#0F3F82"> <path d="M19.423 10.485l1.657-1.38-1.657-1.38 1.001-1.911-2.058-.642.194-2.148-2.148.195-.641-2.059-1.909 1.003-1.38-1.657-1.383 1.657L9.191 1.16 8.549 3.22l-2.148-.195.195 2.148-2.059.642 1.002 1.91-1.656 1.38 1.656 1.381-1.002 1.91 2.059.642-.195 2.148 2.148-.196.642 2.058 1.908-1.001 1.382 1.657 1.381-1.657 1.909 1.001.641-2.058 2.148.196-.194-2.148 2.058-.642z"/> <path d="M12.438 5.434l1.271 2.12h2.544l-2.12 2.119.848 2.967-2.543-1.59-2.544 1.59.848-2.967-2.12-2.12h2.544zM20.533 14.802l3.417 5.917-3.894-.66-1.352 3.713-2.688-4.54M4.428 14.802L1.012 20.72l3.894-.66 1.35 3.713 2.69-4.54"/> </g> </svg> </figure> <div class="honor--content"> <h3 id="honor--title_343" class="honor--title">Portuguese government honors von Hippel with National Medal of Science</h3> <div class="honor--date ">November 3, 2020</div> <div class="honor--text" id="honor--text_343" aria-hidden="true"><p>Eric von Hippel has won the National Medal of Science from the Government of Portugal. This medal is the highest distinction the Portuguese Government awards to scientists and is intended “to reward national or foreign individuals who, for their high professional and duty-making qualities, have been distinguished by valuable and exceptional contributions to the development of science or scientific culture in Portugal.”  The four awardees were some of the founding members of the <a href="https://patient-innovation.com/who">Patient Innovation Advisory Board</a>. von Hippel’s award citation notes: “He is best known for developing the concept of user innovation, that end-users are responsible for a large amount of innovation, which motivated the work developed at Patient Innovation. This medal recognizes his continuous support to the Patient Innovation project from the very beginning.”</p><p>The Portuguese Government announced the winners November 3, 2020 in a ceremony in Lisbon, and this recently von Hippel gave <a href="https://www.encontrociencia.pt/">a talk online at CIÊNCIA 2020</a> (National Science Summit 2020).  (An introduction of von Hippel begins at 7:38:58, and his talk (about 24.5 minutes) begins at 7:45:38.)</p></div> <button id="honor--cta_343" class="honor--button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="honor--text_343" aria-labelledby="honor--cta_343 honor--title_343"> Read More <span class="honor--button_icon" aria-hidden="true"></span> </button> </div> </article> <article class="honor"> <figure class="honor--figure" aria-hidden="true"> <svg class="honor--ribbon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24"> <g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#0F3F82"> <path d="M19.423 10.485l1.657-1.38-1.657-1.38 1.001-1.911-2.058-.642.194-2.148-2.148.195-.641-2.059-1.909 1.003-1.38-1.657-1.383 1.657L9.191 1.16 8.549 3.22l-2.148-.195.195 2.148-2.059.642 1.002 1.91-1.656 1.38 1.656 1.381-1.002 1.91 2.059.642-.195 2.148 2.148-.196.642 2.058 1.908-1.001 1.382 1.657 1.381-1.657 1.909 1.001.641-2.058 2.148.196-.194-2.148 2.058-.642z"/> <path d="M12.438 5.434l1.271 2.12h2.544l-2.12 2.119.848 2.967-2.543-1.59-2.544 1.59.848-2.967-2.12-2.12h2.544zM20.533 14.802l3.417 5.917-3.894-.66-1.352 3.713-2.688-4.54M4.428 14.802L1.012 20.72l3.894-.66 1.35 3.713 2.69-4.54"/> </g> </svg> </figure> <div class="honor--content"> <h3 id="honor--title_119" class="honor--title">von Hippel recognized by the International Association of Management of Technology</h3> <div class="honor--text" id="honor--text_119" aria-hidden="true"><p>International Association of Management of Technology (IAMOT) has recognized Ed Roberts, David Sarnoff Professor of the Management of Technology, and Eric von Hippel, Professor of Management of Innovation, as two of the top 50 authors of technology and innovation management over the last 5 years. 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This career-achievement award is granted "to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future." The award honors von Hippel’s groundbreaking research on user innovations and his work fostering international exchange and scientific discussions around user innovation and open source innovation, including initiating the Open and UserInnovation Conference, which is now an internationally acclaimed forum. </p><p dir="ltr">Von Hippel was also awarded an honorary doctorate of economics and social science by the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, a major German technical university, "for his path-breaking contributions in the research area of user innovation and for his tireless efforts to support young researchers in their academic career paths." This is his third honorary doctorate.</p></div> <button id="honor--cta_92" class="honor--button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="honor--text_92" aria-labelledby="honor--cta_92 honor--title_92"> Read More <span class="honor--button_icon" aria-hidden="true"></span> </button> </div> </article> </div> </div> </section> <section id="publications-chapter" class="page-profile-detail__chapter-item page-profile-detail__publication-container"> <h2 class="page-profile-detail__body-title jump-header" id="publications" tabindex="-1">Publications <a href="#publications" class="jump-link" aria-label="Jump to Publications"> <img src="/themes/custom/mitsloan/img/anchorlink-icon.png" alt="" /> </a> </h2> <ul class="page-profile-detail__publication-outlets-list"> <li class="page-profile-detail__publication-outlet-item"> <a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C22&q=eric+von+hippel+&oq=e" title="Google Scholar" aria-label="(opens new window)" class="page-profile-detail__publication-outlet-link" role="button" tabindex="0" target="_blank"> Google Scholar <em class="icon-mit icon-mit-icons_link-out"></em> </a> </li> <li class="page-profile-detail__publication-outlet-item"> <a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=26121" title="SSRN" aria-label="(opens new window)" class="page-profile-detail__publication-outlet-link" target="_blank"> SSRN <em class="icon-mit icon-mit-icons_link-out"></em> </a> </li> </ul> <div class="module-loadmore" role="status"><div class="publication publication--featured"> <div class="publication__icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="publication__icon-container"> <em class="icon-mit-icons_book"></em> </span> </div> <div class="publication__content-wrapper"> <p class="publication__featured-title">Featured Publication</p> <strong class="publication__main-title"> <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/free-innovation" class="publication__link" target="_blank"><em>Free Innovation.</em></a> </strong> <p class="publication__main-content">von Hippel, Eric. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2016. <a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=2866571" aria-label="PDF Free Innovation" target="_blank">PDF</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="publication"> <div class="publication__icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="publication__icon-container"> <em class="icon-mit-icons_book"></em> </span> </div> <div class="publication__content-wrapper"> <strong class="publication__main-title"> "Social Welfare Gains from Innovation Commons: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications." </strong> <p class="publication__main-content">Potts, Jason, Andrew W. Torrance, Dietmar Harhoff, and Eric von Hippel. <em>Strategy Science</em>. Forthcoming. <a href="https://ssrn.com/abstract=3915997" aria-label="SSRN Preprint Social Welfare Gains from Innovation Commons: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications" target="_blank">SSRN Preprint</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="publication"> <div class="publication__icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="publication__icon-container"> <em class="icon-mit-icons_book"></em> </span> </div> <div class="publication__content-wrapper"> <strong class="publication__main-title"> <a href="http://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4793425" class="publication__link" target="_blank">"'Systems of Use' Innovation: Products plus Behaviors."</a> </strong> <p class="publication__main-content">von Hippel, Eric, Ulrich Bartholmoes, Erik Nohlin, and Lars Bo Jeppesen, MIT Sloan Working Paper 7062-24. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, April 2024.</p> </div> </div> <div class="publication"> <div class="publication__icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="publication__icon-container"> <em class="icon-mit-icons_book"></em> </span> </div> <div class="publication__content-wrapper"> <strong class="publication__main-title"> <a href="http://doi.org/10.1287/stsc.2021.0080" class="publication__link" target="_blank">"Profiting from Data Commons: Theory, Evidence, and Strategy Implications."</a> </strong> <p class="publication__main-content">Potts, Jason, Andrew Torrance, Dietmar Harhoff, and Eric von Hippel. <em>Strategy Science</em> Vol. 9, No. 1 (2024): 1-17. <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4718709" aria-label="SSRN Preprint Profiting from Data Commons: Theory, Evidence, and Strategy Implications" target="_blank">SSRN Preprint</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="publication"> <div class="publication__icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="publication__icon-container"> <em class="icon-mit-icons_book"></em> </span> </div> <div class="publication__content-wrapper"> <strong class="publication__main-title"> <a href="https://www.undp.org/acceleratorlabs/publications/informalinnovationresearch" class="publication__link" target="_blank">"Making the Invisible Visible: Informal Innovation in South Africa."</a> </strong> <p class="publication__main-content">Jeroen P.J. de Jong, Max Mulhuijzen, Daniel Cowen, Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Larry Onyango, and Eric von Hippel. 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