I did not know Eric Von Hippel's work was a source of some of the agile methodologies. That is interesting, as the guys in Portland (Dave Thomas et. al) seem t

I did not know Eric Von Hippel's work was a source of some of the agile methodologies. That is interesting, as the guys in Portland (Dave Thomas et. al) seem to be the biggest influences in design right now. Nice to hear from the originator.