User-centric innovations: A survey part 1

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.