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Dave Rochlin is a leading expert in design thinking, corporate innovation and entrepreneurship, blending practical experience with academic insight from teaching at HAAS. In this episode, Dave joins host Jeff Eyet to break down how to determine if an idea is worth pursuing, validate its potential, navigate pivots and avoid common innovation pitfalls – sharing hard-won strategies for real-world business growth.
In this episode, we explore:
(05:43) Customer-centric value creation
(07:01) Navigating pivoting and sunk costs
(10:07) Innovation strategy funnel
(13:49) Beyond data, observing real behaviors
(18:50) Focused discovery and validation process
(20:16) Market sizing and validation steps
(25:14) Creating effective problem-solving hypotheses
(27:43) Embracing trial and error
(29:16) Creative data-driven decision making
(37:41) Startup pivot dynamics
(39:08) Strategic pivoting explained
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