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Innovation is rapidly becoming democratized. Users, aided by IT, increasingly can develop their own products and services

Accessing supplier innovation is about understanding value and creating the right relationship to tap that value within suppliers.

Innovation occurs in many different forms. Yet regardless of whether innovation is driven by price, technology or user needs, the end goal is the same: that consumers pay for it, companies make a profit, national welfare and competitive strength increases. So the common denominator is the same – a focus on meeting consumer needs. As summarized in this report, various methods for identifying and mo-re effectively meeting consumer needs have been developed. These user-driven innovation methods are being taught and implemented – with very successful results. This paper has presented an overview of user-driven innovation – what it is, where it came from, the two over-arching perspectives and approaches, and examples of how it is being implemented around the world. This paper has also introduced several reasons for public-sector engagement, and provided examples of public sector activities in several countries.