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Stefan H. Thomke
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 60
Citations - 5863
Stefan H. Thomke is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: New product development & Competitive advantage. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 60 publications receiving 5667 citations.
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Customers As Innovators: A New Way to Create Value
Stefan H. Thomke,Eric von Hippel +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a radically new approach, giving customers the tools to design and develop their own products, which is called "self-designing" (SDF).
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Creating breakthroughs at 3M.
TL;DR: The lead user process as discussed by the authors is based on the fact that many commercially important products are initially thought of and even prototyped by "lead users" -companies, organizations, or individuals that are well ahead of market trends.
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Managing Experimentation in the Design of New Products
TL;DR: It is shown that a given experiment (and the related trial and error learning) can be conducted in different "modes" and that users will find it economical to optimize the switching between these modes as to reduce total product development cost and time.
Book
Experimentation Matters: Unlocking the Potential of New Technologies for Innovation
TL;DR: Experimentation has always been the engine of innovation, and Thomke reveals how it works today as mentioned in this paper, pointing to the custom integrated circuit industry, and also showing what happens when new experimentation technologies are taken beyond firm boundaries, thereby changing the way companies create new products and services with customers and suppliers.
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The Effect of 'Front-Loading' Problem-Solving on Product Development Performance
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors apply a problem-solving perspective to the management of product development and suggest how shifting the identification and solving of problems can reduce development time and cost and thus free up resources to be more innovative in the marketplace.