Horizontal innovation networks--by and for users

Eric von Hippel · 2007 · Industrial and Corporate Change

Summary. User communities can build independent innovation networks without manufacturers, developing and distributing products and solutions among themselves. Open source software demonstrates this model, and similar horizontal networks exist for physical products. The paper identifies three conditions enabling these user-driven networks to operate autonomously and presents evidence that such conditions frequently exist across the economy.

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Hippel, E. V.. (2007). Horizontal innovation networks--by and for users. Industrial and Corporate Change. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtm005

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DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtm005
Categories: innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28