Big I initiatives was the way it used to be done. Heavily research influenced, markets were overanalyzed and innovations became front page stories. Today, the world has shifted to research in the small. Hypothesis driven design has taken form. Innovation is now seen in smaller, more frequent announcements.
This is a lecture I have to Georgia Tech's Scheller MBA program in 2018.
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Viable
ShouldWeDo This?
This element is typicallyledbythe Product
Managementteam.Thisis wheretheheart
ofthe businesspropositionis developed
andassessed.
Desirable
FeasibleViable
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Feasible
CanWeBuild This?
This element is typicallyledbythe
Engineering team.It startswithearly
architecturalinvolvement andflowsinto IT
asplanning becomes clearer.
Desirable
Viable Feasible
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Desirable
DoTheyWantThis?
This element is typicallyledbythe User
Experienceteam.Doesit solveaproblem that
aconsumer needs tohavesolved?Does itfit
properlyintoa consumer’slife? Consumer
empathyis thebuilding blockofthis element,
FeasibleViable
Desirable
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Themagic happens in the union of
these three key roles. This is the
heartof the Small “i” Model.
UX Lead
Tech LeadProductLead
(Build slide)
The Problem is that failures in the market are costly. The problem is that most of those are solving the wrong problem.
Stage-Gate International (http://bit.ly/2A9rRsr)
Forbes (http://bit.ly/2ntNz4p)
Clayton Christensen (http://bit.ly/2ATCdwb)
Build Slide.
How do you get demand?
The Refrigerator art story. Is this innovation?
Start with technology then find a problem to solve
Start with a problem, then find appropriate technologies.
My story of going into a Home Depot to solve a problem
My wall. Every single tool in here was purchased to solve a particular problem.
Except these two.
How do you get demand?
The elevator is too slow.
Solution: Make the elevator faster
Options: replace the lift, install a stronger motor, or perhaps upgrade the algorithm that runs the lift
Instead
Maker the wait feel shorter.
Install mirrors.