Users as sources of radical service innovation a closer look into opportunities for integrating service lead users in service development

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Though theory and praxis both underline the importance of radical service innovations, until now lead users in the service industry have been excluded from the scope of research. Based on explorative findings on user innovations in services and recent research on service innovations, this chapter answers the following questions: (A) can users lead trends and independently innovate in the service sector; (b) if so, do lead users in the service industry show similar characteristics to lead users from other industries, and (c) can approaches to identification and integration from the consumer and investment goods sectors be applied in the service sector as well? By illustrating the potential impact of lead users as a source of radical service innovations, we hope to raise interest in this powerful concept, not yet systematically applied in service industry.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelPractice-Based Innovation : Insights, Applications and Policy Implications
HerausgeberHelinä Melkas, Vesa Harmaakorpi
Anzahl der Seiten21
VerlagSpringer Verlag
Erscheinungsdatum01.01.2012
Seiten233-253
ISBN (Print)9783642217227
ISBN (elektronisch)9783642217234
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 01.01.2012
Extern publiziertJa

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