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what the customer wanted…

          a short story about how not to succeed at business innovation




© Arnold Wytenburg
#1 - what the customer asked for




© Arnold Wytenburg
#2 - what the CEO envisioned




© Arnold Wytenburg
#3 - what management proposed




© Arnold Wytenburg
#4 - what the engineers designed




© Arnold Wytenburg
#5 - what the research recommended




© Arnold Wytenburg
#6 - what the marketing department pitched




© Arnold Wytenburg
#7 - what the developers delivered




© Arnold Wytenburg
#8 – what the competition offered




© Arnold Wytenburg
#9 - what the money did




© Arnold Wytenburg
#10 - what the customer wanted in the first place




© Arnold Wytenburg
What can we learn here?
             1       2   3   4   5




             6       7   8   9   10




© Arnold Wytenburg

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What the Customer Wanted - a modern fable

  • 1. what the customer wanted… a short story about how not to succeed at business innovation © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 2. #1 - what the customer asked for © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 3. #2 - what the CEO envisioned © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 4. #3 - what management proposed © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 5. #4 - what the engineers designed © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 6. #5 - what the research recommended © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 7. #6 - what the marketing department pitched © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 8. #7 - what the developers delivered © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 9. #8 – what the competition offered © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 10. #9 - what the money did © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 11. #10 - what the customer wanted in the first place © Arnold Wytenburg
  • 12. What can we learn here? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 © Arnold Wytenburg