Um retrato de Mongo e de mais duendes

"But a few businesses are starting to invite customers deeper into the manufacturing process. It may not create rapid growth, but it can increase loyalty. Working side by side with employees to sand down a surfboard or lay brake lines in a car, customers develop personal relationships with these businesses, based not just on the pleasure that comes from owning a beautiful product, but also on the pride they take in having built something with their own hands.
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customers are looking for an experience, ... "To invite customers in to shape the product they will ultimately own is the highest level of respect,"

Dedico este trecho aos duendes da Velo Culture:

""There are 200 bike shops in New York City, and we don't compete with any of them." 718 Cyclery does sell preassembled bikes, but fewer than 25 percent of customers buy them that way. For the rest, the purchase begins with an in-shop consultation. [Moi ici: Co-criação] Once Nocella understands how the bike "will fit into their life," he presents a design and a detailed parts list for the customer to weigh in on. That can take minutes--or months. But when the customers are ready to schedule their builds, Nocella says, "all the parts are purchased and laid out on a table as in an operating room. They work with a mechanic, and they can do as much or as little as they want. [Moi ici: Mais co-criação] We are the project managers of their project" 

Trecho retirado de "Build-Your-Own ... Car? Some Startups Turn Their Tools Over to Customers"