Collective Innovation in Open Source Hardware
arXiv:1404.1799v111 citations
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This addresses the problem of fostering innovation in collaborative settings for makers and researchers.
The paper examines how open source hardware communities enable innovation by allowing participants to prototype cheaply and work on projects of personal interest, free from organizational constraints.
A growing community that shares digital 3D designs has created an opportunity to study, encourage and stimulate innovation. This remix community allows people not only to prototype at a minimal cost but also to work on projects they are genuinely interested in. Participants free of the limitations typically imposed by formal organizations develop products driven by their own interest.