10. researcher
interaction designer
web developer
architect
brand strategist
communication designer
industrial designer
business designer
material scientist
OurPeople....
We’re a multi-disciplinary
community, comprised of ‘T’-shaped
individuals.
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11. OurClients...
We work across industries,
finding value in cross-pollination and
analogous inspiration.
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16. Meaning through Principles
Take time to digest your feedback and
inspiration. Distill it in to a point-of-view.
Develop a collective vision with your team.
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17. Explore Options
Good designers have a point of view, but recognize
the need to explore alternatives to reach an optimal
solution, and get good feedback
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19. Keep it Rough Early
You can test a lot of early hypotheses in 30 minutes
to 1 day. Try to invest as little as possible, until you
can’t avoid it, and then, you should be certain about
your core value proposition.
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20. Focus on Business Risks
Remember that the business model is the unit of
design. Back up and look at the big picture to
identify the main areas of uncertainty and focus
where it is most essential.
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21. Collaborate
Immerse in the challenge together. As teams
expand, find ways to communicate and align
on a common vision.
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22. Start Early and Wrong
Get the assumptions out early through concrete
representations of the future business. These can be
models, prototypes, or sketches
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23. Authentic
Find ways that your company can align
internally and externally to garner the passion
of employees, stakeholders, and customer alike
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26. Offering Design
What tangible, value creating
experiences should we create for our
customers?
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What do they
need and want?
What do we promise our
customers?
What unique and differentiating value
can we provide for the long term?
Who are our
customers?How do we pave the way for
future offerings?
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27. Operations Design
How do we organize
to create and deliver value to our
customers?
How do we leverage
what we’re good at?
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Who would
complement our
capabilities?
What new capabilities
will keep us relevant?
Where can people
access our product?
How does it get there?
What is our process for delivering
our products and service?
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28. Economics Design
How do we create
more value than it costs for
us to create it?
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What do customers
attach value to?
What does it cost to
build, distribute and
service our offering?
What are they willing to pay?
How much risk should we take on?
How do we test our ideas
without breaking the bank?
Where do we need to invest
for our future?
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29. Marketing Design
How do we
communicate with
customers?
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How do we get our message
across to customers
Who will be most
receptive to our offer?
What behaviors do we
want to incentivize?
What does our price
say about our offer?
How can we harness the
brand value of our retailers?
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31. Make it Elegant!
The business model canvas is not a fill-in-the
blanks and you’re done.
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32. Elegant Business Model Design
How do we
communicate with
customers?
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35. Keep in Mind
Is your customer and your end-user
the same person?
What is the context of the need
(when, where, why)?
What problem are you solving?
Why will they choose you?
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37. Keep in Mind
How will you deliver your value prop?
What 1 or 2 things will do better than
anyone else?
What does that experience require the
1st, 2nd, nth time?
Build, buy or partner?
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39. Keep in Mind
What are you sure you know vs think you
know?
What is the impact of getting your
assumptions wrong?
How can you maximize learning with
minimal investment of time and money?
How can you best replicate the context of
where real-life decisions happen?
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40. Sharing Back
What was difficult? What was easy?
What could you imagine using at your venture?
Any questions for us?
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41. A Few Takeaways
Keep in touch with your market
(even once you’ve established product market fit)
Explore options
Encourage empathy and test your assumptions
Always have a solid business model hypothesis
Keep it simple. Get the direction right first, then the details
The business design canvas is not a fill-in form
Design with elegance
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