rapid innovation @ redf accelerator · (aka, abundance mindset) i accept this challenge! let’s...
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October 26, 2017 Dave Viotti & Taylor Cone @SmallifyLabs | [email protected]
Rapid Innovation @ REDF Accelerator
SMALLIFY’S FIVE TOOLS OF RAPID INNOVATION™
Our Method:
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WHAT: Adopt a “growth mindset.” Experiment to learn.
WHY: A willingness to experiment, make mistakes and learn is a key trait of innovative leaders and organizations.
HOW: Learn from mistakes. Take the “Failure Bow” and move on.
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FIXED VS. GROWTH MINDSET
BELIEVESINTELLIGENCE STATICAVOIDS CHALLENGESGIVES UP EASILYSEES EFFORT AS FRUITLESSIGNORES USEFUL NEGATIVE FEEDBACKFEELS THREATED BY OTHERS’ SUCCESS
ACHIEVES LESS THAN POTENTIAL
BELIEVESINTELLIGENCE DEVELOPEDEMBRACES CHALLENGESPERSISTS IN FACE OF SETBACKSEES EFFORT AS PATH TO MASTERYLEARNS FROM CRITICISMFINDS LESSONS IN OTHERS’ SUCCESS
ACHIEVES EVER-HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT
FIXED GROWTH
Adopted from Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Ballantine, 2007)
BELIEVES INTELLIGENCE IS STATIC
AVOIDS CHALLENGES GIVES UP EASILY SEES EFFORT AS FRUITLESS IGNORES USEFUL NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FEELS THREATENED BY OTHERS’ SUCCESS
ACHIEVES LESS THAN POTENTIAL
BELIEVES INTELLIGENCE IS DEVELOPED
EMBRACES CHALLENGES PERSISTS IN THE FACE OF SETBACKS SEES EFFORT AS PATH TO MASTERY LEARNS FROM CRITICISM FINDS LESSONS IN OTHERS’ SUCCESS
ACHIEVES EVER-HIGHER POTENTIAL
The Mindset Checklist
Fixed Mindset (aka, Scarcity Mindset)
Growth Mindset (aka, Abundance Mindset)
I accept this challenge!
Let’s try it. I’ll learn something!
It’s on me. How can I improve?
What can I learn from others?
This feedback is gold!
Let’s make it smaller, less risky
I feel anxious
What if I fail?
I feel defensive
I’m envious
I’m looking for excuses
This feels risky
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Inspired by Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Ballantine, 2007)
WHAT Identify and understand unmet needs by engaging the people and places around you.
WHY The most important part of solving a problem is solving the right problem.
HOW Reframe your challenge around an unmet need in the form: “What can I create for [user] that helps her/him [need]?”
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WHAT Get into a creative space and mindset to generate a wide range of possible solutions to your challenge.
WHY Saying yes removes the blockers that can stifle innovative thinking.
HOW If you’re stuck on a problem, use “yes, and” or adopt a different point of view: “How would [famous person] solve my problem?”
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WHAT Bring your idea to life in a tangible, visual form quickly and affordably.
WHY Rapid prototypes let you to test your idea for quick validation with users without spending a lot of time and resources.
HOW In 15 minutes, draw a storyboard of your idea and how people will experience it. Show it to potential users for fast feedback.
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WHAT Create and commit to a low risk experiment to discover, develop, and test an idea.
WHY Small bets give us permission to move insights into action, to move from ideas to innovation.
HOW Define what’s “affordable loss” to you. Ask yourself, “What can I do ‘on Monday’ to test my idea with the resources I have?”
What We’re Reading
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