MIT Sloan
Executive Education Faculty
Eric von Hippel
T. Wilson (1953) Professor in Management
Professor of Management of Innovation and Engineering Systems
Eric A. von Hippel is a founder of the Entrepreneurship Program at MIT. His academic research examines the sources and economics of innovation.
Von Hippel is known for pioneering research that has shown how product lead users are often the developers of successful new products, rather than the manufacturers, as has been commonly assumed...
Read More»Eric A. von Hippel is a founder of the Entrepreneurship Program at MIT. His academic research examines the sources and economics of innovation.
Von Hippel is known for pioneering research that has shown how product lead users are often the developers of successful new products, rather than the manufacturers, as has been commonly assumed. This research, along with that of collaborators and others, is now triggering a major rethinking of how the innovation process works. The emerging view that users are at the center of the innovation process promises to bring about major changes in company business models and also in government policymaking on innovation-related matters. Denmark recently became the first country to adopt support of user-centered innovation as national policy. Von Hippel also has developed practical tools that are used worldwide to enable product manufacturers to more efficiently participate in user-centered innovation processes. In addition, he has founded and participated in several startup firms.
Von Hippel serves on numerous editorial advisory boards for academic journals and is an active researcher with a number of international collaborators. His most recent book is Democratizing Innovation (MIT Press, 2005). Copies can be downloaded free of charge from his MIT Website at http://mit.edu/evhippel/www/books.htm.
Von Hippel is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, was a fellow at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and served as Sir Walter Scott Distinguished Professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia. Close«
Website: http://web.mit.edu/evhippel/www/
Group(s):
Technological Innovation
Entrepreneurship
and Strategic Management; MIT Engineering Systems Division
Research Center(s):
MIT Center for Digital Business; MIT Center for Collective Intelligence; MIT Entrepreneurship Center; Virtual Customer Initiative
General Expertise:
High technology companies; Medical devices; Management of technology; Technology strategy; Technology transfer; Change management; Managing change; Innovation; Lead users; Patents; Research and development; Technological innovation; Open source software
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Contact Information:
Office: E62-464
Tel: 617-253-7155
Fax: 617-253-2660
Email: evhippel@mit.edu
Support Staff:
Name: Erin Carlson
Tel: 617-253-2676
Email: emcarl@mit.edu
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Programs Taught By This Faculty
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Strategy and Innovation
Building, Leading, and Sustaining the Innovative Organization
June 13-14, 2013
October 29-30, 2013
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Strategy and Innovation
Driving Strategic Innovation: Achieving High Performance Throughout the Value Chain
September 08-13, 2013
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Management and Leadership
December 03-12, 2013
Our Programs
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Managing Complex Technical Projects
June 05-06, 2013 | November 05-06, 2013
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June 13-14, 2013 | November 14-15, 2013
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Strategy and Innovation
Driving Strategic Innovation: Achieving High Performance Throughout the Value Chain
September 08-13, 2013 | March 23-28, 2014 | September 07-12, 2014
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