Our study focuses on the question, whether users should be intensively involved in the innovation process of radical … question arises, whether users play a productive role in the innovation process of radical innovations at all, or if their … contributions might even be counterproductive. To gain a better understanding for the users' role in radical innovation and to …

"Close orientation with the market is essential for innovation success!" Although both academics and market research … innovation strategies. Due to their focus on what is currently on offer in the marketplace, customers primarily demand small … für radikale Innovationen erarbeitet werden können. -- Produktentwicklung ; Produktinnovation ; Marktforschung ; Lead User …

further development of the innovation, and initial tests of technical or market feasibility. Our findings have implications … for manufacturing firms that wish to design radical innovation projects with (individual) lead users and for research on …

conducted in the field of medical technology. Five radical innovation projects were selected including medical robots and … able to significantly improve their radical innovative capability. The paper contributes to technology and innovation … management research in two ways. First, by exploring critical user characteristics for distinct phases of the radical innovation …

producer-centered and internal innovation processes toward user-centered and open innovation processes. This paradigm shift … induces significant changes to the design of organizations. Even though the research field of user innovation has been … innovation strategies. We then derive the implications for each user innovation strategy on key dimensions of organizational …