In 2004 LEGO “decided to remove almost half the pieces from the LEGO catalogue, forcing designers to return to a simple approach to product innovation. The designers were also given clear instructions to reduce the confusion that had been created by the demand for originality in the 1990s. We had to revive the spirit of ‘simplicity and the pleasure of building things and creativity’, recalls [product design manager] Jorgensen”.
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