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Thank you for supporting the research project from the MIT Boston (USA), Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics (Portugal), Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany) about “User Innovations”. We assure you to treat your information as strictly confidential. The information is used for scientific research purposes only. For methodological reasons, many questions appear similar. This is intended and not due to a mistake.
More and more people are engaging in creative activities during their leisure and/or work time and often develop their own solutions (products and / or services) for personal use, to help others, or simply for fun. Consider the following examples, such as
- a modification of an existing product, such as a backpack or clothes
- a new time management technique to remind of appointments
- an app for solving a particular problem
- a software program for a specific need
- a new technique / component for a sport device (e.g., surf board, mountain bike)
- a solution to better cope with a disease (e.g., “salt water treatment” to mitigate the effects of respiratory diseases) and/or
- others …
We want to ask you about new solutions you developed/made and used to serve your own needs and interests – we are not referring to needs and goals of the organization you work for.
 
 
 
* Did you ever develop a solution (e.g., a product and service) for yourself or close relatives (family and or friends) which, to the best or your knowledge, did not exist yet? (we are interested in solutions that you actually built and used – not just ideas). Please describe the solution you have developed.
   
 
 
Compared with existing solutions, the new solution you invented …
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
* … is really “out of the ordinary.”
* … can be considered as revolutionary.
* … is stimulating.
* … provides radical differences from existing solutions.
* … shows an unconventional way of solving problems.
* … very novel.
* … challenged existing ideas for this type of solution.
* … offered new ideas to this type of solution.
* … is creative.
* … is original.
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
* … is novel.
* … is unusual.
* … is unique.
* … is useful.
* … is necessary.
* … is beneficial.
* … fulfills a need.
 
 
The new solution ...
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
* … is relevant to my needs and expectations (or the needs and expectations of relatives or friends).
* … is considered suitable for my desires.
* … is appropriate for my needs and expectations (or the needs and expectations of relatives or friends).
* … is useful for me.
* … is of high importance for me (or for relatives or friends).
* … significantly contributes to the achievement of my personal goals (or the goals of relatives or friends).
* … is of high relevance for my daily activities (or those of relatives or friends).
* … is of high importance for other users.
* … significantly contributes to the achievement of other users‘goals.
* … is of high relevance for other users.
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
* Using the solution improved my outcome.
* Using the solution enabled me to accomplish tasks more quickly.
* I find the solution is useful.
* Using the solution increased my productivity.
* Using the solution enhanced my effectiveness.
* Using the solution made it easier to do my tasks.
 
 
To which extent do you agree with the following statements?
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
* Learning to operate the solution is easy.
* I find it easy to use the solution to do what I want to do.
* The solution is clear and understandable.
* It is easy to become skillful at using the solution.
* The solution is individually developed for me (or a relatives or friend).
* The solution is highly adapted to my needs or the needs of relatives or friends.
* The major characteristics of the solution is highly adjusted to me (or to relatives or friends).
* The solution is highly individualized.
* No one else (other than me) can use or apply the solution.
* The solution is tailored to my needs only.
* I think other users cannot apply the solution as well.
* The solution is high in need of explanation.
* The solution is hard to evaluate without expertise.
* The solution requires a high amount of expertise.
 
 
Before I developed the solution …
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
* … I fully understood the causes of the problem that I needed to solve.
* … I fully understood the problem itself which had to be fixed.
* … I had deeper knowledge about the problem the solution was for.
* … I fully understood the problem the solution was for.
* I was able to test the impact of the solution while developing it.
* During the development of the solution, I could test it.
* I conducted trial-and-error tests while developing the solution.
* I had the opportunity to perform trial-and-error to improve my self-developed solution.
 
 
Please assess your knowledge about the topic the solution was developed for prior you started to develop it.
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
* I could anticipate the benefit of obtaining the solution prior to developing it.
* I was always very clear about the benefits of the solution.
* The high expected benefits of the solution were confirmed afterwards.
* I was aware of important trends relevant for the solution.
* I knew the important technical developments, relevant for the solution.
* I relied on important trends when I developed the solution.
* I had superior knowledge about important technological developments related to the solution.
* My knowledge about the solution was superior to the knowledge of the average user.
* I knew the problem the solution was developed for much better than the average user.
* I had superior knowledge on how to develop the solution.
 
 
To which extent do you agree with the following statements?
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
* I revealed the new solution I developed for myself to others, with the ultimate goal of convincing them to use it too.
* I shared my solution only with those who could help me further develop them.
* I spent some time to promote my solution among other potential users (either from my community or outside my community).
* I spent some money to promote my solution among other potential users (either from my community or outside my community).
* I realized that helping others to obtain my innovation takes effort from my side.
* I did or am currently helping other to obtain my innovation.
* I proactively offered other users to use the solution.
* Other parties interested in my solution are welcome to inspect it and imitate it.
* I am willing to share the design of this solution with others.
* I am willing to actively help others to adopt my new solution.
* I am prepared to share this innovation for free.
* I want others to be able to adopt the solution.
* I wish other users could apply the solution as well.
* It would be great if the solution would be useed by other users.
* Sharing my solution with other would be pleasurable.
 
 
I developed this solution because it …
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
* helps me and/or close relatives/friends.
* is necessary.
* is practical.
* solves a problem.
* is fun.
* is exciting.
* is enjoyable.
* is pleasant.
 
 
 
* Are you currently working
 
Yes
 
No