Creativity Techniques to Generate, Downselect, & Test New Ideas!
-
Synectics – Ideation Through Flamboyant Scribbling
Synectics is a brainstorming method to generate out-of-the-box connections and ideas. Developing innovative ideas is all about connecting two or… Read more
-
Porter’s Five Forces
Competition is often viewed narrowly and identifies threats solely by today’s direct competitors. Porter’s Five Forces is a framework utilizing… Read more
-
Key Elements of a Strong Problem Statement
There are many brilliant people all around with truly innovative and disruptive solutions to the world’s most challenging problems. However,… Read more
-
The Eight Wastes
What is Waste? Waste is anything within a process that is not absolutely required to complete the process. Actions within… Read more
-
Organizing Factors as In Scope or Out of Scope
An important strategy to consider when undertaking a new project is to clearly identify and communicate the definition of your… Read more
-
Cause & Effect Diagram (Fishbone)
What is a Fishbone? A cause & effect diagram, also called a Fishbone and the Ishikawa Diagram, is a method… Read more
-
The Power of Pretotyping
Pretotyping, I promise I’m not making things up, or at least I don’t think I am… Where a prototype is… Read more
-
Developing Team Roles & Responsibilities
Beyond defining “Why” you’re working on this challenge and “What” you’re going to do about it, now its time to… Read more
-
The Business Model Canvas
The Business Model Canvas is “A shared language for describing, visualizing, assessing, and changing business models.” – Business Model Generation… Read more
-
Five Why – Root Cause Problem Solving
Ever find yourself attempting to solve a problem that’s been solved multiple times before? This may be happening because the… Read more
-
SIPOC / COPIS Process Mapping
SIPOC is an acronym representing Supplier, Input, Process, Output, Customer and is an effective means of generating a high level… Read more
-
How Might We…
This magical phrase has completely changed the way I look at a problem! The single greatest mind shift in all… Read more
-
Crazy 8’s
Crazy 8’s is a fun, hectic, and faced paced exercise and is great for rapid idea development on an individual… Read more
-
High Level Process Mapping
What is it? High level process mapping is a tool used to identify, at a “high” level, the most significant… Read more