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Using the Crowd as an innovation partner
by Boudreau, Kevin J.
Lakhani, Karim R.

The foundations of the user-driven innovation model are explained in two books by Eric von Hippel, The Sources of Innovation (Oxford, 1988) and Democratizing Innovation (MIT Press, 2005). Both are available free.

Coburn, “How Jake Nickell Built His Threadless Empire,’’ Chicago Mag, June 20, 2012:
Burkitt, “Need To Build A Community? Learn From Threadless,’’ Forbes, January 06, 2010:

The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
Publication Date: 2005-08-16