by Tristan Allen | Feb 11, 2019 | Design Thinking, Future forecasting, future thinking, Innovation consulting, Innovation strategy, Innovation workshops, Scenarios planning
Practically, the room44 innovation audit provides a view of your world that your customers see. Strategically, if you are beginning to think about divestment, investment, or retirement and succession, this will show you how your plans might be helped along. Say...
by Tristan Allen | Feb 5, 2019 | Design Thinking, General, Innovation consultancy, Product development, Product lifecycle, Strategy
Try this: when you leave the house, see what you need to pick up and say out loud, I’ve got my case, my coat, my coffee, my keys, my lunch, my kids… By calling it out, you’re giving yourself the chance to notice what’s missing: wallet, computer, water bottle, dog…...
by Tristan Allen | Feb 4, 2019 | Design Thinking, Future landscaping, Innovation consultancy, Innovation strategy
History tells us that the likelihood of most companies surviving much beyond the founder’s involvement is slim. Many businesses get bought, absorbed into other companies or simply fail. In fact, according to John Elkann at Fiat, only 49 companies per million last...
by Tristan Allen | Jan 29, 2019 | Design Thinking, future thinking, Innovation strategy
Product trend-spotting is a bit like birdwatching, or chasing hurricanes. You know they’re out there, but you don’t know when or where they’re going to show up. Patterns from the past may tell us roughly what to expect, but the actual event is harder to predict. So,...
by Tristan Allen | Sep 19, 2018 | Design Thinking, Future forecasting, future thinking, General, Innovation consultancy, Scenarios planning
As you get close to 2019 budget presentations, one thing becomes blindingly obvious: stakeholders don’t apply logic to anything. If your stakeholders are also your investors – bad luck. They’re even less likely to be sympathetic to a plan that doesn’t return them a...
by Tristan Allen | Sep 17, 2018 | Consumer insight, Design Thinking, Future forecasting, Future landscaping, future thinking, Innovation, Innovation strategy, Innovation training, Innovation trends, Innovation workshops, Product development, scenario planning
Q4 is a busy time for CEOs and your board colleagues. Nailing the 2018 target is high on every CEO’s to-do list this month. Innovation might not be. On the other hand, you’re also looking at 2019 and starting to tighten up the plans your colleagues have been talking...
