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Guo W, Zheng Q, An W, et al. User roles and contributions during the new product development process in collaborative innovation communities. Appl Ergon. 2017;63:106-114doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.04.013.
Guo, W., Zheng, Q., An, W., & Peng, W. (2017). User roles and contributions during the new product development process in collaborative innovation communities. Applied ergonomics, 63106-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2017.04.013
Guo, Wei, et al. "User roles and contributions during the new product development process in collaborative innovation communities." Applied ergonomics vol. 63 (2017): 106-114. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2017.04.013
Guo W, Zheng Q, An W, Peng W. User roles and contributions during the new product development process in collaborative innovation communities. Appl Ergon. 2017 Sep;63:106-114. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.04.013. Epub 2017 Apr 22. PMID: 28502399.
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Appl Ergon. 2017 Sep;63:106-114. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.04.013. Epub 2017 Apr 22.

User roles and contributions during the new product development process in collaborative innovation communities.

Applied ergonomics

Wei Guo, Qing Zheng, Weijin An, Wei Peng

Affiliations

  1. Key Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, No.92, Weijin Rd., Nankai District, Tianjin 30072, China.
  2. Key Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, No.92, Weijin Rd., Nankai District, Tianjin 30072, China. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 28502399 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.04.013

Abstract

Collaborative innovation (co-innovation) community emerges as a new product design platform where companies involve users in the new product development (NPD) process. Large numbers of users participate and contribute to the process voluntarily. This exploratory study investigates the heterogeneous roles of users based on a global co-innovation project in online community. Content analysis, social network analysis and cluster method are employed to measure user behaviors, distinguish user roles, and analyze user contributions. The study identifies six user roles that emerge during the NPD process in co-innovation community: project leader, active designer, generalist, communicator, passive designer, and observer. The six user roles differ in their contribution forms and quality. This paper contributes to research on co-innovation in online communities, including design team structure, user roles and their contribution to design task and solution, as well as user value along the process. In addition, the study provides practices guidance on implementing project, attracting users, and designing platform for co-innovation community practitioners.

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Keywords: Co-innovation process; User contribution; User role

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