significance

The emotional component of experience

What is value to your end consumers?

I think the value to the end consumers lies in the authentic meaning attached to a product or experience. In other words, rather than simply buying something for what it is, people buy what it means because that’s what generates an emotional response and provides genuine significance. This deep-down authenticity of motivation is particularly good news for smaller companies because it can give them the freedom to do something truly innovative and distinct. Nowadays, consumers are increasingly drawn to the intangible aspects of a transaction, I mean this is beyond the straightforward exchange of goods or services. And what makes meaning particularly valuable is that it doesn’t require substantial resources to produce compared to actual substances, making it a more sustainable and impactful element in business interactions. Contact me via e-mail to arrange “an intangible value” workshop for your organisation.

We all have the same basic needs

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The six basic human needs provide a practical key for discovering one’s needs, behaviours, values and beliefs. They are the vehicles we use to meet our needs and these needs underlie and inspire every choice we make.

The first four are the needs of the personality and the final two needs are those of the Spirit:

  1. Certainty - Everybody wants avoid pain and have assurance that our basic needs are met.

  2. Uncertainty - We also crave variety, excitement and new stimuli.

  3. Significance - We all need to feel unique, special and important.

  4. Connection - We want to be loved and cared for and want a feeling of closeness with like-minded people.

  5. Growth - We all have a need to grow and expand in our personal and professional lives.

  6. Contribution - We have a desire to serve and support someone or something bigger than ourselves in a meaningful way.