User-Centric Innovation: How to Infuse Industrial Products With the Power of Great UX

Industry 4.0 means design leaders in manufacturing and industry must prioritize UX like never before. Learn how to work UX into your industrial products.

M3 Design

September 20 ^th 2024 | 1 min read

UX design isn’t just for consumer products. The advent of Industry 4.0 — i.e., the integration of AI, big data, robotics, automation, and machine learning into industrial systems and processes — means design leaders must prioritize their end users’ experience like never before.

But why does UX matter in this sector? What impact does a positive (or negative) user experience have on safety, efficiency, performance, cost-effectiveness, and brand reputation? And how can you get to the heart of your users’ needs without getting bogged down by the technical requirements and problems you need to solve?

In this eBook, you’ll learn:

What UX design means in an industrial context
The benefits to your business of designing industrial products and systems with the end-user in mind
When to incorporate user feedback into the product development process
How to drop your assumptions and biases to uncover users’ actual needs

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