chain of an emerging new product and how they contribute to innovation. Further, user innovation success in the market is … studies in the healthcare sector have shown that healthcare professionals are an important source of innovation. Yet, to date … the extensive medical knowledge of patients and their relatives, particularly those with chronic diseases. The overall …

User innovation is a broadly discussed phenomenon in the context of open innovation which describes, for instance, the … field of lead users and user innovation, scientific literature provides only a few insights into how barriers are … research into the effects of user innovation barriers on user-generated products, and how user innovators' personal …

their product to market. Our findings show that these innovation opportunities were mostly recognized during time … cases, the innovation had significant impacts on the quality of lives of the patients and, in case of caregivers, on both … the patients and relatives. Since technical knowledge was not present in most cases, knowledgable friends and relatives …