According to von Hippel, a professor and head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group at the M.I.T.Sloan School of Management, lead users also tend to be active innovators.

• 提出此称号的美国麻省理工学院教授冯希培（EricvonHippel）是史隆管理学院创新与创业小组的召集人，他认为前瞻使用者往往也是活跃的发明家。