6. DISTINCT POINT OF
VIEW
Status Quo
Threatened
Identify
New
Needs
Define
Solutio
n
Identify
Viable
Vendors
Review
Approach
es
Make
Decisio
n
74
“Why Change?” “Why You”
COMMODITIZED
CONVERSATION
26% %
BUYING VISION BAKE-OFF
-3 -1 +
1
+2 +3-2
• Show inconsistencies in
model
• Identify unconsidered
needs
• Align with unspecified
strengths
• Here’s what you say you
need
• Here’s what we do
different
• Here’s the benefit you will
get
7.
Changing
someone’s
mind
isn’t
a
ques)on
of
pushing
new
informa)on
on
people
and
trying
to
explain
it
in
words.
It’s
more
about
helping
people
see
the
inconsistency
in
themselves
and
then
all
of
a
sudden
the
mental
model
will
shi>
naturally
and
easily.
Gary
Klein,
scien)st
and
author
“The
Power
of
Intui)on”
and
“Seeing
What
Others
Don’t”
8. New Brain
Designed for Analysis
Old Brain
Designed for Surviva
Decision-Making Engi
Neuroscience
9. Social
Psychology
Kahneman,
D.
and
Tversky,
A.
(1984).
“Choices,
Values,
and
Frames.”
American
Psychologist
39
(4):
341–350
GainLoss
Value
3X stronger
preference to avoid
loss vs. acquire
gains = “Loss
Aversion”
Prefer risk that
might mitigate a
loss =
“Risk Seeking”
Outcome
“PROSPECT
THEORY”
12. 12
Didn’t appreciate….
The problem is as big or
coming as fast as you
say?!
Didn’t realize… there
was even something to
fix that issue or
annoyance?!
Didn’t know… that was
a problem I was having
until you pointed it out?!
Under-Valued
Un-Met
Unknown
13. CFO
CMO
CIO
More than typical Personas
M
Lead Gen Conversions
Alignment ROI
Old
Automation
SS & DB New
Competitor
SITUATIONDISPOSITIO
N
Inconsistencies Live Here!
34. 34
Homework
Develop distinct point of view to show
‘inconsistencies’ and defeat the status quo
Create business impact model that puts current
state/ future state/ business change into financial
context
Pre-build pivotal agreements to exchange value at
critical moments your prospects want you to give it
away