making ideas real (and building a case for them internally)

MAKING YOUR IDEAS REAL

Laurence McCahill @welovelean

“There's a better way to do business, better from the human side,

better from the customer side, and, as it turns out,

better from the profits side too. "

INSPIRE EMPOWER CONNECT

IDEAS

“BRAINSTORMS. WHERE GOOD IDEAS GO TO DIE.”

IDEAS WITHOUT ACTION ARE JUST DREAMS

it starts with you

“IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CONFIDENCE”

BE A BELIEBER

GROWTH MINDSET

YOUR COMPANY

WHO’S GONNA LOVE YA?

PAINKILLER VITAMIN

“every big problem is a big opportunity”

CREATE NEW IP “IDEAS WITH PURPOSE”

LET’S SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS

15 MINS

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT: • what would happen if we did nothing? • what happens tomorrow? • what does success look like? • can we align with company strategy?

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH LITTLE MONEY (OR PERMISSION)?

15 MINS

SOME IDEAS: • VIDEO STORIES • GO FOR COFFEE WITH X • RESEARCH HEROES, COMPETITORS, OUTLIERS • WHAT’S YOUR MVP? • USE DIGITAL TOOLS (STRIKINGLY,ETC) • CREATE ARTEFACTS (SKETCHES, PROTOTYPES)

VISUALISE YOUR AUDIENCE

START TO SKETCH OUT: • YOUR NATURAL SUPPORTERS – WHO CAN

HELP YOU MAKE THIS HAPPEN? • YOUR CUSTOMERS – WHAT’S THEIR JOB TO

BE DONE? • YOUR HEROES – ANY WHY?

10 TIPS

FOR MAKING IDEAS REAL

1.CHANGE CAN BE LEAN TOO. JUST START.

2. START WITH WHY

3. THINK LIKE A STARTUP

4. GET HUNGRY FOR INSIGHT

5. CAPTURE & SHARE STORIES

6.DON’T COMPETE, COLLABORATE

7. FOCUS ON PEOPLE, NOT TECH

8. ALIGN WITH COMPANY STRATEGY

9.PAINT A VISION OF THE FUTURE

10.MAKE IT FUN!

@welovelean @happystartups www.thehappystartupschool.com

THANKS At the Happy Startup School we run transformational workshops & events for startups and forward-thinking companies that want to to innovate and get the most of their people.