To Get Big, Start Really Small
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Big new ideas and big target markets are important to innovation. However, if we want to win big, we have to start out incredibly small. New ideas grow by dominating a small niche, and then spiralling out.
Category Archives: business models
How to Design for Outcomes
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If we want to change the world, it’s not enough to have great ideas. We also have to have the managerial skills needed to execute our ideas. The baby incubator from Design that Matters is a great case study showing the obstacles we face.
Business Model Innovation: The Attacker’s Advantage
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When you’re attacking a large competitor, you can’t go at them head-on if you’re just starting out. The best way to win is to innovate your business model.
If the Internet is a Psychology Experiment, Are You a Psychologist?
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We’ve reached a point where startups can base their business model on the rapid testing of multiple prototypes. Scott Adams of Dilbert fame argues that this basically makes starting up a big psychology experiment. If we are in established firms, we need to build some skills to compete in this environment.
How to Know When Your Great Idea is Ready for the World
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Great new ideas usually need great new business models to work. The Technology Readiness Level and the Investment Readiness Level are two tools that you can use to help you get your great new idea ready for the world.
Can Big Firms Pivot?
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Can large firms pivot? There are examples of firms that have, but not a lot of them. It’s a challenging process in the best of times, but they often try to do it in a crisis, which is even tougher. Your best strategy is to start experimenting now.
We’re Not Risk-Averse, We’re Variance-Averse
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When people say that their organisations are risk-averse, often they actually mean that they are variance-averse. This causes problems over the long-term, but experimenting and innovation can help you avoid these problems.
Will Your New Idea Work?
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If we’re evaluating markets, is it better to start with research or with talking to people? In part, it depends on whether we’re entering a completely new market or not.
Innovate by Re-Imagining
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There are three ways to develop a disruptive innovation: find a 10X performance improvement, innovate the business model, or re-imagination. Here is a case study of how to use design thinking to achieve a radically re-imagined product.
I Have a Great Idea – Now What? Startup Edition
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We Don’t Care About Your Features (Create Value Instead)
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I’ve seen a lot of startup pitches recently, and it seems like founders are obsessed with features. I don’t care about your features. Tell me how you’re going to create value instead. Here is how to think about that.
Here is Why Business Model Innovation is Powerful
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About 20% of firms based their pricing on real data from their customers. This is mind-boggling – and it present a huge opportunity. Business model innovation is challenging, but that’s why it provides such a great opportunity.
