Incremental and radical innovation: Design research vs. technology and meaning change

Design Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-96

  Norman, Donald A ^a   Verganti, Roberto ^b  

^a IIT Institute of Design   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 84890839545     PISSN: 07479360     EISSN: 15314790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/DESI_a_00250     Document Type: Article

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