Francesco Schiavone is an Associate Professor in Management at Parthenope University of Naples, Italy. He is also an Affiliated Professor in Innovation Management at Paris School of Business and Visiting Professor at University of Nice (France). He received a PhD in network economics and knowledge management from the Ca′ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) in 2006. In April 2017, he completed his habilitation to become recognized as a Full Professor in Management by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR). Currently, his main research areas are technology management, strategic innovation, communities of practice, and healthcare management and innovation.

• Chapter 1: User innovation.- Chapter 2:  User innovation in healthcare.- Chapter 3:  Patient innovation.- Chapter 4: Cases of patient innovation.

Francesco Schiavone is an Associate Professor in Management at Parthenope University of Naples, Italy. He is also an Affiliated Professor in Innovation Management at Paris School of Business and Visiting Professor at University of Nice (France). He received a PhD in network economics and knowledge management from the Ca′ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) in 2006. In April 2017, he completed his habilitation to become recognized as a Full Professor in Management by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR). Currently, his main research areas are technology management, strategic innovation, communities of practice, and healthcare management and innovation.

• Chapter 1: User innovation.- Chapter 2:  User innovation in healthcare.- Chapter 3:  Patient innovation.- Chapter 4: Cases of patient innovation.

Francesco Schiavone is an Associate Professor in Management at Parthenope University of Naples, Italy. He is also an Affiliated Professor in Innovation Management at Paris School of Business and Visiting Professor at University of Nice (France). He received a PhD in network economics and knowledge management from the Ca′ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) in 2006. In April 2017, he completed his habilitation to become recognized as a Full Professor in Management by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR). Currently, his main research areas are technology management, strategic innovation, communities of practice, and healthcare management and innovation.

• Chapter 1: User innovation.- Chapter 2:  User innovation in healthcare.- Chapter 3:  Patient innovation.- Chapter 4: Cases of patient innovation.