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Outcome Driven Innovation and Innovation Budgets

Phil McKinney
Phil McKinney
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Dateline: Washington D.C.
Segment 1: Outcome Based Innovation (based on Anthony Ulwich’s book What Customers Want … see info at bottom …)
– Identify “jobs” being performed
– Identify customer metrics (how they measure satisfaction)
– Have customer identify importance
– Have customer identify satisfaction (with current solutions)
– If “low” importance and “high” satisfaction, then the market is “over served”
– If “high” importance and “low” satisfaction, then the market is “under served”
– Both are opportunities for innovation
Segment 2: Innovation Budget
– No corrolation with R&D budget and impact on sales or revenue
– There is a corrolation with R&D budget and impact on margin
– It’s not just about budget but also the “innovation process” used
Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week
Note: I will be at CES (Consumer Electronic Show) the end of this week. If you will be in Las Vegas, drop me an email and lets see if we can meet.

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Phil McKinney is an innovator, podcaster, author, and speaker. He is the retired CTO of HP. Phil's book, Beyond The Obvious, shares his expertise and lessons learned on innovation and creativity.


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