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Narrative-Based Innovation
Using storytelling to supercharge your CX design
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5. Using Narrative-Based Innovation to accelerate CX
design and reduce market risk
Prologue: A brief introduction to Magnani
Chapter 1: A few stories about storytelling
Chapter 2: The Narrative-Based Innovation process
Chapter 3: Why story delivers better experiences, faster
Epilogue: Success stories
OUR STORY FOR THE DAY
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7. We work at the intersection of human-
centered design, business strategy and
imagination to craft beautiful digital
experiences, products and brands people love.
Product and
Service Innovation
Customer and
Market Insights
Customer Experience
Design and Brand
Activation
WHAT DO WE DO?
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8. Clearly defining and
coming to consensus
around what problem
to solve
Translating market
insights into desirable,
feasible & sustainable
customer experiences
Maintaining the
perspective of the end
customer throughout
the design process
Most of our clients face similar
CX design challenges:
HOW WE HELP
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9. Every one of those problems can be addressed faster,
more effectively, and more affordably by infusing
every step of the CX development process with the
oldest technology on the planet.
THE COMMON THREAD
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And, no,
we’re not
talking about
sticky notes.
12. Airplanes
The Internet
Satellites
Virtual Reality
Cryptocurrency
Tablet PC
Cellular Phones
Robots
Self-Driving Cars
Laser Weapons
Spaceflight
A.I.
Computers
Atomic Energy
Submarines
Helicopters
Tasers
Radar
Translators
Bluetooth
Voice UI
Smart Watches
Digital Billboards
Credit Cards
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World-changing experiences
first envisioned by storytellers:
13. x
“Mythology is to
relate found truth to
the living of a life.”
― Joseph Campbell: The Hero's Journey
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14. Every great story follows a similar arc.
The hero’s journey
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16. Great stories and design thinking follow similar creative
problem solving arcs. Narrative-Based Innovation
harnesses the best of both.
DESIGN PARALLELS
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17. Embrace our targets
as ‘heroes’ in our
narrative
Future-cast trends and
emergent needs, and
begin world building
Create, test and refine
future experience
narratives
Develop a formal
market evaluation
and business case
How we weave a compelling
story of the future
NARRATIVE-BASED INNOVATION
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18. • RESEARCH
ANALYSIS
• DETAILED
CHARACTER
SKETCHES/PE
RSONA
NARRATIVES
DEFINE OUR
HERO(ES)
PROJECT
TRENDS
BUILD THE
FUTURE WORLD
PREDICT
EMERGENT
CHALLENGES
IDEATE
SOLUTIONS
CRAFT STORIES/
NARRATIVE
PROTOTYPES
EVALUATE
DESIRABILITY/
BELIEVABILITY
QUANTIFY
MARKET
OPPORTUNITY
The Narrative-Based Innovation Roadmap
INPUTS/ACTIVI
TIES
OUTPUTS/DELI
VERABLES
• ETHNOGRAPHY
• FOCUS GROUPS
• SURVEYS
• REVIEW
EXISTING
RESEARCH
• TREND
RESEARCH/PR
OJECTIONS
AND ANALYSIS
• ASSESS/
DOCUMENT
PROBABILITIES
• FUTURE STATE
SNAPSHOT
• ENVIRONMENT
/SOCIAL
NARRATIVE
• WORLD-
BUILDING
NARRATIVE
• FUTURE
CASTING
• TECHNOLOGY
/R&D
ROADMAPS
• IDEATION
SESSIONS
• CO-CREATION
SESSIONS
• REVERSE
ETHNOGRAPHY
• SCENARIO
BUILDING
• DEFINITION OF
CHALLENGE
• CREATIVE
/DESIGN BRIEF
• IDEA
COMPILATION
• ANALYSIS OF
KEY THEMES
• CULL AND
CONCATENATE
IDEAS
• RECOMMENDED
SEGMENTATION
• DEMAND
QUANTIFIED
• NARRATIVE
TESTING
• FOCUS GROUPS
• INDIVIDUAL
INTERVIEWS
• SURVEYS
• PRIORITIZE/
RANK
AVENUES OF
EXPLORATION
• CRAFT
DETAILED
PRODUCT/
SERVICE
EXPERIENCE
NARRATIVES
EMPATHIZE
• INNOVATION
/PRODUCT
ROADMAPS
• BUSINESS
CASE
DEVELOPMENT
• R&D VISION
NARRATIVE
• MARKET VISION
NARRATIVE
• MARKET SIZING
• TEST MARKETS
STEPS
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DEFINE IDEATE PROTOTYPE TEST LAUNCH
20. Story is
the fastest way
to prototype,
evaluate and
communicate
complex
experiences.
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30. Doug P. 46 Demographics
30
• College Degree
• Founder, Software Development and IT Company
• Married, three (3) children
• 53 years old
• Wife manages the home, full time
Psychographics
• Concerned about the environment
• Midwestern work ethic
• Feels time-starved
• Political centrist
Rational
Price
Sensitivity
Triggers Emotional
Sustainability Security Health Convenience Ergonomics Brand Affinity Perceived
Value
Pride of
Ownership
Self
Expression
And you stopped telling Doug’s story at the standard persona…
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You’ll likely arrive
at the standard
solution.
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But if you take time to
tell Doug’s whole story…
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+ =
Celebrity Math Bonus
38. We continue to
help CableLabs
uncover and
define untapped
market
opportunities.
We helped a
commercial
transportation
manufacturer
re-imagine their
distribution and
supply chain
relationships to
shorten the
customer purchasing
journey by 70%.
We helped a major
national medical
association
reimagine their
member
experience—turning
around decades of
declining
membership.
We helped a
global industrial
manufacturer
create a new
multi-million-
dollar sales
opportunity from
existing product
lines.
A few notable chapters
NARRATIVE-BASED INNOVATION
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39. POST SCRIPT:
Innovation is rarely a
technology problem.
If we can envision a more satisfying emotional
experience for our heroes, technology finds a way.
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40. Thank you.
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Chicago, IL 60604
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JUSTIN DAAB, PRESIDENT
j.daab@magnani.com
An experience design
and strategy firm
