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6 Examples of Latent Need

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Latent need is a customer need that isn't currently served by the market and isn't actively requested by customers such that it is unlikely to surface in market research. It is often described as a need that customers don't know they have. The following are illustrative examples of a latent need.

Convenience

Products and services that save the customer time and effort. In the 1960s, few customers would have asked for a faster oven because they would have assumed it would burn the food. When the home microwave oven was first introduced in 1967 it didn't sell particularly well for the first decade because customers were unaware of the technology.

Productivity

Tools that allow customers to accomplish more with their time. In 1990, few customers would have asked for an integrated global network of information, entertainment, commerce and communication but this is what they got with the commercialization of the internet beginning in the mid-1990s.

Usability

Products and services that are pleasing and productive to use. Customers often find faults in the usability of products and services and this commonly surfaces in market research. However, leaps forward in usability such as cut-and-paste and pinch-to-zoom weren't obvious needs before their introduction.

Experience

Elements of the end-to-end customer experience of a product, service or environment. For example, the introduction of pervasive games that merge reality with digital game elements generated significant customer demand but wasn't something customers were asking for before its introduction. Customers commonly asked for virtual reality but not mixed reality.

Efficiency

Tools that give you more output for input. For example, a digital twin that is used to manage infrastructure.

Quality of Life

Things that improve quality of life. For example, customers might be happy with concrete walls until they see a green wall for the first time.
Overview: Latent Need
Type
Definition (1)
A customer need that isn't currently served by the market and isn't actively requested by customers.
Definition (2)
A need that customers don't know they have.
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