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This chapter provides the theoretical and conceptual foundations of this book. Theories focusing on user participation, user-driven innovation and communities of practice are discussed and applied to modification practices in the setting of commercial digital innovation platforms. The roles of users in knowledge production and development practices using firm-provided toolkits are illuminated, as they aid product and platform development efforts across firm boundaries.

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