Innovative products and services change lives, and having the right innovative process creates an competitive advantage. Ultimately, innovation is about one thing: problem solving.
As an agile problem solver, you'll need to expand your critical thinking skills to address the key sources of risk in developing best solutions for your new products and business lines. The Problem-solving techniques covered begin with problem definition, beginning with job descriptions and applying the right soft skills to enhance requirements gathering. This ensures you're targeting a good problem to solve, and that you understand the business model. The course then moves on to practices such as "brainstorm and storm drain" to target new creative solutions. You will learn how innovation works on fast feedback cycles to test possible solutions and target root causes of defects. Creative thinking isn't a straight line, and neither should the problem-solving process be a straight line. Each course of action needs early and frequent testing.
By following best practices of Agile, including timeboxes, constraint-based thinking processes, and empathetic problem solving, you'll learn how to provide a sustainable innovation environment for your teams.
The first week of Innovation revisits concepts of capability delivery from technical perspective; asking how do we achieve a project’s purpose to innovate? What are the risks and methods to be successful in delivering a defined output under uncertain conditions? Here the Theory of Constraints (TOC) is used to target innovation for maximum impact
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6个视频21篇阅读材料6个作业
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6个视频•总计38分钟
1.0.1 Introduction to Week 1•1分钟
1.1.1 Innovation Challenge Video•8分钟
1.2.1 Searching for Solutions Video•9分钟
1.3.1 Startup Innovation Video•7分钟
1.4.1 Product Innovation Video•4分钟
1.5.1 Process Innovation Video•8分钟
21篇阅读材料•总计41分钟
Orientation and Welcome•2分钟
Course Syllabus•4分钟
1.0.0 Goals And Objectives of Week 1•1分钟
1.1.0 Prep for the Innovation Challenge•1分钟
1.1.2 Innovation Challenge Summary Points•4分钟
1.1.4 Innovation Challenge References•1分钟
1.2.0 Prep for Searching for Solutions•1分钟
1.2.2 Searching for Solutions Summary Points•4分钟
1.2.4 Searching for Solutions References•1分钟
1.3.0 Prep for Startup Innovation•1分钟
1.3.2 Startup Innovation Summary Points•5分钟
1.3.4 Startup Innovation References•1分钟
1.4.0 Prep for Product Innovation•1分钟
1.4.2 Product Innovation Summary Points•2分钟
1.4.4 Product Innovation References•1分钟
1.5.0 Prep for Process Innovation•1分钟
1.5.2 Process Innovation Summary Points•5分钟
1.5.4 Process Innovation References•1分钟
Course Slides Available Below!•1分钟
Leverage your Learning!•1分钟
Is a Master’s in Product Management Right for You?•2分钟
6个作业•总计24分钟
Week 1 Quiz Problems•15分钟
1.1.3 Innovation Challenge Knowledge Check•2分钟
1.2.3 Searching for Solutions Knowledge Check•2分钟
1.3.3 Startup Innovation Knowledge Check•2分钟
1.4.3 Product Innovation Knowledge Checks•1分钟
1.5.3 Process Innovation Knowledge Checks•2分钟
Week 2: Requiring Empathy
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The second week dives into the requirements gathering and validation process, and the science behind the most powerful requirement tool, a User Story, and how it forms the basis for Test-Drive Development (TDD). During this week we'll also explore the power of visual-based requirements gathering and prototyping for faster feedback and validation of requirements
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6个视频18篇阅读材料6个作业
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6个视频•总计30分钟
2.0.1 Week 2 Introduction Video•1分钟
2.1.1 Empathic Case Studies Video•5分钟
2.2.1 Perspective Getting Video•4分钟
2.3.1 Power of Stories Video•4分钟
2.4.1 Writing Great User Stories Video•8分钟
2.5.1 Visual Requirements & TDD Video•8分钟
18篇阅读材料•总计31分钟
2.0.0 Goals for Week 2•1分钟
2.1.0 Empathic Case Study Prep•1分钟
2.1.2 Empathic Case Studies Summary Points•4分钟
2.1.4 Empathic Case Studies References•1分钟
2.2.1 Perspective Getting Video•1分钟
2.2.2 Perspective Getting Summary Points•2分钟
2.2.4 Perspective Getting References•1分钟
2.3.0 Prep for Power of Stories•1分钟
2.3.2 Power of Stories Summary Points•2分钟
2.3.4 Power of Stories References•1分钟
2.4.0 Prep for Writing Great User Stories•1分钟
2.4.2 Writing Great User Stories Summary Points•5分钟
The third week looks at how adding constraints to solutioning unleashes creativity, luck, and productivity towards solving hard, uncertain problems.
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6个视频18篇阅读材料6个作业
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6个视频•总计30分钟
3.0.1 Intro to Week 3 Video•1分钟
3.1.1 Stardust Case Study Video•5分钟
3.2.1 Limiting Innovation Video•6分钟
3.3.1 Small Batch Innovation Video•5分钟
3.4.1 Lucky Constraints Video•5分钟
3.5.1 Agile Portfolio Video•7分钟
18篇阅读材料•总计29分钟
3.0.0 Goals and Agenda for Week 3•1分钟
3.1.0 Prep for Stardust Case Study•1分钟
3.1.2 Stardust Case Study Summary Points•2分钟
3.1.4 Stardust Case Study References•1分钟
3.2.0 Prep for Limiting Innovation•1分钟
3.2.2 Limiting Innovation Summary Points•3分钟
3.2.4 Limiting Innovation References•1分钟
3.3.0 Prep for Small Batch Innovation•1分钟
3.3.2 Small Batch Innovation Summary Points•4分钟
3.3.4 Small Batch References•1分钟
3.4.0 Prep for Luck Constraints•1分钟
3.4.2 Lucky Constraints Summary Points•2分钟
3.4.4 Lucky Constraints References•1分钟
3.5.0 Prep for Agile Portfolios•1分钟
3.5.2 Agile Portfolios Summary Points•5分钟
3.5.4 Agile Portfolio References•1分钟
Course Slides Available Below!•1分钟
Leverage your Learning!•1分钟
6个作业•总计23分钟
Week 3 Quiz Problems•15分钟
3.1.3 Stardust Case Study Knowledge Checks•2分钟
3.2.3 Limiting Innovation Knowledge Checks•2分钟
3.3.3 Small Batch Innovation Knowledge Checks•1分钟
3.4.3 Lucky Constraints Knowledge Checks•1分钟
3.5.3 Agile Portfolio Knowledge Checks•2分钟
Week 4: Solving Uncertainty
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The fourth week culminates with the application of the TOC Thinking Processes, User Stories, and Constraints along with the use of the powerful system engineering solutioning techniques (isolation, absorption, acceleration, etc.) and tools like TRIZ
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6个视频18篇阅读材料6个作业
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6个视频•总计43分钟
4.0.1 Intro to Week 4 Video•1分钟
4.1.1 Navy Energy Case Study Video•7分钟
4.2.1 Managing Uncertainty Video•12分钟
4.3.1 Solving The Impossible Video•7分钟
4.4.1 Apply TRIZ with MBSE Video•10分钟
4.5.1 Leading Innovation with Control Video•6分钟
18篇阅读材料•总计32分钟
4.0.0 Goals and Objectives of Week 4•1分钟
4.1.0 Prep for Navy Energy Case Study•1分钟
4.1.2 Navy Energy Case Study Summary Points•3分钟
4.1.4 Navy Energy Case Study References•1分钟
4.2.0 Prep for Managing Uncertainty•1分钟
4.2.2 Managing Uncertainty Summary Points•3分钟
4.2.4 Managing Uncertainty References•1分钟
4.3.0 Prep for Solving The Impossible•1分钟
4.3.2 Solving The Impossible Summary Points•4分钟
4.3.4 Solving The Impossible References•1分钟
4.4.0 Prep for Apply TRIZ with MBSE•1分钟
4.4.2 Apply TRIZ with MBSE Summary Points•5分钟
4.4.4 Apply TRIZ with MBSE References•1分钟
4.5.0 Prep for Leading Innovation with Control•1分钟
4.5.2 Leading Innovation with Control Summary Points•4分钟
4.5.4 Leading Innovation with Control References•1分钟
Course Slides Available Below!•1分钟
Leverage your Learning!•1分钟
6个作业•总计25分钟
Week 4 Quiz Problems•15分钟
4.1.3 Navy Energy Case Study Knowledge Checks•2分钟
4.2.3 Managing Uncertainty Knowledge Check•2分钟
4.3.3 Solving The Impossible Knowledge Check•1分钟
4.4.3 Applying TRIZ with MBSE Knowledge Checks•2分钟
4.5.3 Leading Innovation with Controls Knowledge Checks•3分钟
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