Not just for play: Why the metaverse should be leveraged for cocreation

Yuna Kim

Business Horizons, 2025, vol. 68, issue 1, 45-54

Abstract: Cocreation acknowledges consumers as collaborators rather than as mere recipients of products. While web-based platforms have facilitated the cocreation process by enabling firms to interact with a large number of consumers directly, continuously, and in real time, this article proposes that the metaverse, which refers to an interconnected network of virtual worlds that can be experienced synchronously by an unlimited number of users, should also be considered as a platform for cocreation. Although many firms are focusing on leveraging the metaverse to increase consumer engagement or to enhance retail experiences, this article focuses on its potential to eliminate knowledge and experience boundaries, which have been identified as a limitation of cocreating with consumers. Specifically, the metaverse enables consumers to develop innovative new product ideas by creating immersive environments that blend physical and virtual worlds to provide near-realistic experiences that were once beyond the scope of consumers’ normal experiences. I propose that the metaverse allows firms to incorporate essential elements of cocreation in immersive environments, and I provide guidelines on how the metaverse can be used effectively by integrating new experiences (extended reality), new motivations (shared experiences), and new partners (Gen Z).

Keywords: Cocreation; Shared experience; Immersive experience; Metaverse; Generation Z; Double-loop learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2023.11.002

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