Eric von Hippel

Pagan Kennedy on how to create a better world for yourself…and for everyone else

February 19, 2016

In INVENTology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World, Pagan Kennedy explains why Mother Nature can be “the ultimate mentor for both invention and innovation.” I agree with Kennedy that few people will create something entirely new but…

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The Sources of Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

September 8, 2013

The Sources of Innovation Eric von Hippel Oxford University Press (1988) In the “cave” of innovation shadows, here is a primary source of light To those of you who are unfamiliar with Eric von Hippel, here is an introduction: “I…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 9/2/13)

September 8, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Sources of Innovation Eric von Hippel The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity Phil Stutz and Barry Michels…

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Little Bets: A book review by Bob Morris

April 20, 2011

Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries Peter Sims Free Press/Simon & Schuster (23011) How to generate “ingenious ideas…through a rigorous experimental discovery process” Having read and reviewed True North, a book Peter Sims co-authored with Bill George,…

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