• User experience is one of surprise & pleasure (look & feel + intuitive beauty of the product)• Not as a result of analysis of user needs but rather through a design process which seeks to give meaning, shape & form to products, which nobody knew they wanted• Not another version of knowledge push (where new functions are installed)• Design-led products seem to be simple in their usability• People do not buy things only to meet their needs – important psychological & cultural factors at work as well• ‘Meaning’ of products in people’s lives: needs to be understood to then bring this into the innovation process