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Expect the Unexpected

This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button Select “Meeting Minder” Select the “Action Items” tab

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Expect the Unexpected

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  1. This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation • In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button • Select “Meeting Minder” • Select the “Action Items” tab • Type in action items as they come up • Click OK to dismiss this box • This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered. Expect the Unexpected The Art of Innovation Chapter 8

  2. Balancing Unpredictability • “Chance has played a role in all kinds of breakthroughs, from science, to technology and business.” (Kelly 150)

  3. Unexpected Ups and Downs • Products with history and money on their side may still fail.

  4. Good Timing Doesn’t Hurt • Balance: • Features • Price • Timing

  5. Nimble Response • Stay in touch with how consumers use your product • Ex: Kleenex, Kevlar, Zelco, Wolverine, etc.

  6. Looking Cross-Eyed • Consider the possibility of using products in multiple fields • Exs: Swivel chair, golf cart, duct tape, etc.

  7. Exercising Your Cross-Pollination Muscles • Be intellectually curious • Expand your horizons

  8. Seven Planting Tips • Subscirbe and Surf • Play Director • Hold an Open House • Inspire Advocates • Hire Outsiders • Change Hats • Cross-Train

  9. This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation • In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button • Select “Meeting Minder” • Select the “Action Items” tab • Type in action items as they come up • Click OK to dismiss this box • This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered. Barrier Jumping The Art of Innovation Chapter 9

  10. Watching the Border • Cultural differences matter • Technology is accepted on different curves • In order to have success, you have to be aware of the traditions and cultural barriers

  11. Stubbornly Unmetric • Units do matter • Exs: belt clip, Mars Climate Orbiter, etc.

  12. Sidesteps • Initial failures aren’t the end of the world • The S-curve of Acceptance • Social norms

  13. Deal Killers • FUD - fear, uncertainty, and doubt • Adaptations • Differentiation

  14. Patent Pending • Evaluate existing products • Start from scratch

  15. Opening the Floodgates • Writer’s Block vs. Energy

  16. Barriers vs. Bridges • Barriers: Hierarchy-Based, Bureaucracy, Anonymous, Clean, Experts • Bridges: Merit-Based, Autonomy, Familiar, Messy, Tinkerers

  17. Skill Sets • Open your mind to new skills

  18. Handshakes • Affordances • Lack of Affordances • “Good products are like generous hosts.” (Kelly 185)

  19. Rituals Reward • Rituals and traditions must be noticed and respected • Bridges • Reinvention • Incentives

  20. Evangelism Works • Grassroots Organizing • Word of Mouth • Selling • Cheerleading

  21. Running with Al Gore • Dare to find a champion

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