Lars Bo Jeppesen

Lars Bo Jeppesen serves as Professor of Innovation Management at Copenhagen Business School's Department of Strategy and Innovation, focusing on digital economy innovation through crowd-based mechanisms, crowdfunding, user communities, and platform ecosystems. His work bridges academic research with practical applications for industry and policy.

Education:

• Master's degree from University of Copenhagen
• PhD from Copenhagen Business School

Professor Jeppesen's research examines how digital platforms transform innovation processes, emphasizing user-driven ecosystems and strategic implications for firms. He investigates crowdfunding dynamics, entrepreneurial financing mechanisms, and the interplay between intrinsic motivation and monetary incentives in crowd innovation, with findings applicable to both startups and established corporations.

His recent publications (2020-2025) reveal consistent exploration of platform economics, digital business models, and innovation policy. Key trends include strategic responses to piracy, AI platform competition, freemium model optimization, and the role of social movements in non-commercial innovation, primarily published in top-tier journals like Research Policy and Strategic Management Journal.

Scientific Awards:

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Professor Jeppesen advises European and Asian governments on innovation policy while collaborating with leading corporations through projects like the Danish User-Centered Innovation Lab (co-founded with MIT's Eric von Hippel). His current research initiatives include 'Crowdfunding for Youth Entrepreneurship in Tanzania' and 'The Co-Existence of Prosocial Intrinsic Motivation and Monetary Incentives,' supported by field experiments and ecosystem analyses.

He directs the Danish User-Centered Innovation Lab, which integrates academic researchers and industry partners to develop practical innovation tools for capturing distributed knowledge, with applications in technology strategy and open innovation frameworks.