𝘼𝙜𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 ™ Eight Vital Steps does for Innovation what Lean Manufacturing did for Operations.  

A–I is an innovating system that increases the velocity and hit rate of innovating, making innovation the norm rather than the exception. Go to https://agileinnovating.com for details.

Innovation success always come down to how well you execute and deliver results in the eight vital steps of high velocity, high hit rate innovating practice.

D1 – Discover the Status Quo

“Status quo” is the combined user experience, business experience, and market experience, with the existing solutions.

D2 – Diagnose the Desirability and Necessity for the Changing the Status Quo

Developing a confident belief that changing the status quo is possible and necessary.

D3 – Define the Problems Worth Solving

Clearly define a problem worth solving. 

D4 – Design the New Solutions 

Design new solution concepts that have user and supplier benefit duality. 

D5 – Decide the New Solution Specification 

Decide to develop a clearly defined new solution based upon a specification that is desirable (user perspective), feasible (technology perspective), and viable (business perspective). 

D6 – Develop the New Solution 

Develop the new solution with an NPD process that mitigates the six sources of development trouble. 

D7 – Deploy to Mitigate Type 2 Business Disruption 

Manage Deployment with a Change Management Practice that anticipates and minimizes the scope and duration of Type 2 Business Disruption. 

D8 – Diffuse to Cause Type 1 Market Disruption 

Manage Market Diffusion with a plan that creates adoption pressure causing Type 1 Market Disruption.