Voidnothings » innovation http://www.voidnothings.com From pixel to markup. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:35:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 User-Led Innovation Can’t Create Breakthroughs; Just Ask Apple and Ikea http://www.voidnothings.com/2011/03/user-led-innovation-cant-create-breakthroughs-just-ask-apple-and-ikea/ http://www.voidnothings.com/2011/03/user-led-innovation-cant-create-breakthroughs-just-ask-apple-and-ikea/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:43:19 +0000 Lance http://www.voidnothings.com/?p=647 Companies should lead their users, not the other way around.

The user is king. It’s a phrase that’s repeated over and over again as a mantra: Companies must become user-centric. But there’s a problem: It doesn’t work. Here’s the truth: Great brands lead users, not the other way around.

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Let’s see.

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