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Simplicity
Three events this week have me focused on the theme of simplicity. On Tuesday, I participated in a panel discussion hosted by the INCOSE Crossroads of America chapter in Indianapolis. We fielded multiple questions about the practice of Systems Engineering, … Continue reading
Reverse Engineer to go farther/faster
We all like the thought of continuous forward progress, accelerating onwards and upwards toward a strategic goal or outcome. But many times our march to the future is best served by a tactical pause in which we consolidate our gains, … Continue reading
Product Scoping Decisions
If you have been around Product Development or Systems Engineering long enough, you could write some horror stories describing how feature bloat killed a great product. Regardless of your product development methodology (waterfall, lean startup, agile, etc.), every product has … Continue reading
Transform your thinking
Really important changes start in our minds. If you are attempting to transform your business, create disruptive innovations or make a significant difference in some grand challenge, you will most likely be limited by your fundamental thinking skills. That’s not … Continue reading
Stretch the rules!
As a Hoosier, I’ve played, coached and watched my share of basketball. Last weekend I attended 2 Big Ten tournament games and later watched two of my grandsons compete in 4 additional contests in one afternoon. I won’t go so … Continue reading
Synergy
Most folks working in business, engineering or innovation have heard of synergy and can likely muster up a shorthand definition: Greek: sun + ergos = to work together with 2 + 2 = 5 The whole is greater than the … Continue reading
Innovate between the gates
Based on booth and lunchtime discussions, many of the attendees at the Product Development Management Association (PDMA) annual conference in Disneyland had both a passion for innovation and an acute realization of their need to efficiently manage their new product … Continue reading
Stimulate Grand Challenge innovation by clear problem framing
People love a grand challenge. Nothing gets our creative juices flowing more than a tough well-framed problem. Grand challenges work because they: Excite the imagination, stimulate innovative, out-of-the-box thinking. Attract many contributors. Attract diverse contributors, both domain experts and outsiders … Continue reading
Make the leap – to simplified strategy and product development
I believe that strategic planning and product management/development processes are unnecessarily complex at most companies – even the best of them. This complexity has many causes. Some valid contributors to this complexity are: These processes (Strategy formulation, development and execution, … Continue reading
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Value is created one decision at a time
I have been thinking a lot recently about how value is created for any business or enterprise. These thoughts were triggered as I was updating the decision patterns available in the Decision Driven® Solutions Framework (DDSF) and also discussing our … Continue reading
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