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3 Simple Steps to Improve your “Innovation IQ” …

1) FILTER the list of FREE videos: 3 options exist below, decide on one! … Alphabetical (Default), by 9 “Inventive Thinking” Situations, or by 7 “Product Development” Phases.
2) SELECT a video to watch: From that option, find a topic, concept, or tool you want to learn more about and click “Read More & Watch Video.”

3) WATCH and discover: Watch the FREE Introductory Video to discover much more about the topic.

Alphabetical (Default)

All the FREE Videos listed in Alphabetical Order.

9 Inventive Thinking Situations

“WOW” Your Customers |

Circumvent a Patent |

Determine the “Right Problems” to Solve |

Identify Growth Opportunities |

Reduce Cost or Complexity |

Reduce the Risk of Failures |

Resolve a Design Conflict |

Solve a Tough Technical Problem |

Understand Future Customer Needs |

7 Product Development Phases

1. Setting the Stage/Misc. Concepts |

2. VOC (Voice of Customer) |

3. Problem Solving |

4. Idea Generation |

5. Idea Evaluation |

6. Detailed Design |

7. Communicate Value |

Filtered List of FREE Videos (based on YOUR filter choice above)

8 Step Systematic Innovation Framework

8-Step Innovation Framework

Innovation is about creating products and services that deliver “new value” to their customers. “Systemati…

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Architecting Custom Innovation Training

Architecting Custom Innovation Training

Selecting the right “tools” for the job is as important in a training class or workshop as in any job you …

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Attribute Dependency

Attribute Dependency

Inventive thinking involves doing things in unconventional ways. This technique flips the classic “Form fo…

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Biomimicry

A branch of science that helps an innovator or problem solver get inspiration from nature’s biological sys…

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BrainWriting

BrainWriting 6-3-5

A simple, yet very effective and versatile technique for any kind of idea generation that maximizes the co…

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CAGE Model

CAGE Model

The CAGE Model helps to explain the #1 reason for product launch failures which simply stated is an incomp…

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Concept Evaluation Techniques

Concept Evaluation is Step 5 in our Systematic Innovation Process. Although there are several ways to eval…

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Cost Reduction Categories and Catalysts

Cost Reduction Catalysts & Questions

Cost Reduction is one of 6 generic strategies to maximize Value for your internal and external Customers. …

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Customer Needs Matrix

Customer Needs Matrix

A comprehensive and efficient way of understanding, organizing, documenting, prioritizing, and communicati…

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Debono 6 Hats

Debono’s 6 Hats

People think in different modes. It is important to understand the make up of any team if you want them to…

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Design Structure Matrix

Design Structure Matrices (Intro)

A compact graphical representation of the dependencies of all the elements of a complex system, process, o…

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Scientific Effects

Effects Knowledgebase

An impressive and very useful electronic knowledge-base of scientific phenomenon that are uniquely organiz…

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Ethnography

Ethnography

The branch of anthropology that involves trying to understand how people live their lives. It is observati…

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FMEA

FMEA

A rigorous and systematic process to identify and minimize product (or process) failures, to improve desig…

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Forces of Change

Forces of Change & Innovation

There are 6 main forces that both enable and/or resist Customers from selecting new products and services …

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Growth Strategies

Growth Strategies

Growth is essential for any business, but it’s not always easy to achieve. It has been discovered that the…

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House of Quality

House of Quality (QFD)

The HOQ is the most recognized tool of the QFD (Quality Function Deployment) Methodology. It is a tool for…

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Innovation Quotes

Innovation Quotes

Discover some “words of wisdom” from renowned thinkers, inventors, and visionaries. These quotes are power…

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Invention, Innovation & Improvement

Learn the proper definitions and differences between Invention, Innovation, and Improvement and how they a…

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40 Inventive Principles

Inventive Principles (40+)

Development is full of conflicts, improving one thing can hurt another. Compromising is the most common wa…

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Kano Model

The Kano Model is an insightful way of understanding, categorizing, and priotitizing 5 types of Customer R…

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Kano Survey

Kano Survey

A special type of survey, sometimes called a Kano Analysis, that results in a categorization of the custom…

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Lateral Benchmarking

Lateral Benchmarking

A technique that goes beyond Competitive Benchmarking. It is typically used in Step 4 of our Systematic I…

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Lead User Research

Lead Users / Early Adopters

A method developed by Eric von Hippel in 1986. Lead users are advanced or power users, they often use the …

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Memorable Sensory Experience

Memorable Sensory Experience

Emotions and the “customer experience” play a big role in current and future decisions customers make when…

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PainStorming

PainStorming

If necessity is the mother of invention, then ‘Pain-Points’ are the father. Innovation can be simply summe…

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Process Modeling Software, Process Mapping Software

Process Mapping Software

A brilliant software tool that allows for the creation of flowcharts, models, and diagrams. It does two t…

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Psychological Inertia

Psychological Inertia

The tendency of people to think about things in a certain way unless acted upon by some external force. Th…

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QFD Phases

QFD Phases

QFD has several phases that should be considered. The initial phases include planning the project, some c…

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Resources

Resources

Everyone knows the martial arts guru Jackie Chan. He is a classic example of a master of the “Resources” i…

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Separation Principles

Separation Principles

The Separation Principles are 4 main Principles that can be used to deal with a particular type of problem…

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Situation Analysis / Function Modeling

Situation Analysis / Function Modeling

A way of modeling a situation for a deeper understanding by making the process visual and deriving a more …

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Tool Selection Matrix

Tool Selection Matrix

This Matrix is a simple (yet comprehensive) decision matrix that shows you the best Idea Generation and/or…

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Trimming Technique

Trimming Technique

Trimming is a 6-step algorithm primarily for cost or complexity reduction. The technique targets elements …

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Maximize Value

Value

To survive, all man-made systems and processes must evolve to deliver higher Value over time. Value is a r…

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Van Westerdorp Price Sensitivity Analysis

Van Westerdorp Price Sensitivity Analysis

A tool that determines a range of acceptable prices and an optimal price point based on an analysis of pri…

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VAST Table

VAST Process

Actual “verbatims” from the voice of the customer are typically not in the proper format for product devel…

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Voice of the Customer, VOC

VOC Basics

An introduction and overview of VOC and it’s 6 main steps (and methods) to consider when trying to underst…

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And a few other Topics we are kicking around …

Can’t Fix it, Feature it!
Patterns of System Evolution
Competitive Benchmarking
VOC Opportunity Matrix
Holistic Cube
7 Revealing Innovation Questions
Systematic Inventive Thinking
Challenging your Assumptions
Morphological Tables
Trend Analysis
Affinity Process
Facilitation Skills
Having the Right People
SCAMPER
Analytic Hierarchy Process
Barriers to Innovation
Blue Ocean Strategy
DFSS
Super Lateral Benchmarking
Taguchi Methods for Robust Engineering
Competitive Benchmarking
Power of Perspectives
Creative Sabatage
Technology DNA
Unique Selling Propositions
And a few more!

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