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    1- Why has IDEO been so successful? What is the most difficult challenge
    it faces in conducting its research and designing its products?
    IDEO has been so successful because it develops the most efficient plan for
    gathering the needed information when conducting market research. The “design
    thinking” approach that IDEO employs is primarily based on the customers and
    what they actively want. The company strives to design products that consumers
    actively want because they offer a superior experience and solve a problem.
    Through observational research, specifically ethnographic research, IDEO yields
    insights into consumer behavior [p. 101]. Behavioral mapping to assess and learn
    consumer’s attitudes within a certain area and also direct interaction with
    customers have also led to its success.

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    IDEO’s most difficult challenge it faces in conducting its research and designing
    its products is their customer-focused approach. This means that they focus on
    digging deep into customer behavior, also called “deep dives,” and focus on the
    capabilities of the consumer [119]. This can be a difficult task to manage due to the
    intensity of the consumer research. They often do things like conduct in-depth
    consumer interviews and record consumers while they are purchasing a product.
    This is valuable information for the company and very helpful to them but is often
    hard to get the information.

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    2- In the end, IDEO creates great solutions for companies that then receive
    all the credit. Should IDEO try to create more brand awareness for
    itself? Why or why not?
    IDEO is a consulting firm whose primary business is to research, analyze, draw
    conclusions and advises [p. 111]. I feel like IDEO doesn’t have to create any extra
    brand awareness to itself. IDEO has a built a reputation of solving usability
    problems for clients, which has led to countless success stories and awards for its
    clients and for the firm itself. IDEO has created a marketing research approach that
    is unique to them, it doesn’t matter that its clients receive all the credit. They have
    plenty of brand awareness within the business community, that include clients like
    Procter & Gamble, AT&T, Bank of America, Ford Motor Company, PepsiCo,
    Nike, Marriott, Prada and many more.

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    solve a usability problem for their clients [120]. After 2000 patients, it is needless
    to say that IDEO is functioning well and should not change their approach
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