User-centric innovations: A survey part 1

Author

Turner, I. Leon ; Jones, Keith W.

Author_Institution

Freescale Semicond., Inc., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

fYear

2007

fDate

25-25 May 2007

Firstpage

212

Lastpage

223

Abstract

Technological requirements drive innovation and improvement without considering user-centered requirements which relate to the customer. Designs seem related to ldquotechnological requirementsrdquo and not ldquousercentered requirements.rdquo Case studies, trends and engineering education system illustrate growing importance of customer requirements. Recommend social scientists act as interpreters for customer requirements. Conclude machines and devices transformed to software-defined functions require critical thought.

Keywords

customer satisfaction; innovation management; user centred design; customer requirements; engineering education system; software-defined functions; technological requirements drive innovation; user-centric innovations; Design engineering; Engineering education; Integrated circuit technology; Knowledge engineering; Machinery production industries; Process design; Product development; Sociology; Systems engineering and theory; Technological innovation; Organizational Behavior; Sociology of Science and Knowledge; User-Centric;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Collaborative Technologies and Systems, 2007. CTS 2007. International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

978-0-9785699-1-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-9785699-1-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CTS.2007.4621759

Filename

4621759