Summer 2010

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The Innovator's Toolkit. 

 

An E-zine for the professional product innovator published by Planning Innovations, a leading product innovation organization focused on giving lean companies proven methods to develop market leading products faster and more efficiently.

In this Issue:

Article: Lovable Innovation

Webinar: Using Surveys to Innovate

 

FastTip of the Issue

Remove obstacles and create advocates by involving key technical, design and marketing members from the very beginning of every planning effort. A small amount of their time upfront will save weeks of selling your plans later.

Innovative Thought

"You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.”

                    - Steve Jobs

 

 

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Feature Article as Published on RealInnovation.com

Lovable Innovation

Five Essential Philosophies to Deliver Lovable Products with

Lessons from Apple to GM

By Dorian Simpson

In recent decades, those who led the charge to "Innovate or die!" have deluged the universe with a wide range of innovation concepts to consider such as radical, disruptive, incremental, experience and more. Some of these innovation concepts focus on enhancing current products and services while others focus on creating game-changing technologies, products or business models.... Read all

Special Webinar: Effective Use of Online Survey Tools in the Innovation Process

Thursday, June 17, 2010 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

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It’s been proven that customer-driven innovation requires a steady flow of real insight from real customers. However, to be successful, the right questions and techniques must be used for each stage of innovation. If used correctly, cost-effective online survey methods can become an essential tool to consistently deliver new, valuable products and services.

Join Planning Innovations and Survey Analytics for this one-hour webinar on how cost-effective online tools can be used throughout the innovation process to identify needs, explore solutions, and validate concepts.  

  1. How can online surveys be used in the discovery process to fuel innovation?

  2. How should your survey techniques change throughout the innovation process

  3. What kind of questions can actually limit your ability to innovate?

This webinar will answer these questions and more as well as provide a forum to discuss specific challenges.

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More About Planning Innovations

Planning Innovations is a leading product innovation organization focused on giving lean companies proven methods to develop market leading products faster and more efficiently.

How can we help you become a leader in your industry?

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Workshops - learn critical, practical skills to develop more agile innovative leaders

 

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