1. User-Driven Innovation "User-driven innovation" originates from the research of Eric von Hippel, a professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management and the founder of the user-driven innovation theory. His notable works include The Sources of Innovation (1988) and D…
Open Innovation: The Case of P&G In today’s economy, “innovation” has become the most critical driving force for sustained corporate growth. Among various types of innovation, Open Innovation —a model that actively leverages external resources and ideas—has been increasingly h…
Disruptive Innovation Theory The theory of disruptive innovation was first introduced by Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen in his 1997 book, "The Innovator's Dilemma." I first encountered this theory during a breakfast lecture at the Chosun Hotel,…
The Era of Stories Rolf Jensen, a prominent futurist from Denmark and former director of the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, predicted that after the information age, we would enter the era of emotions and stories. (The Dream Society, 1999) He argued that in this new er…