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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Today’s topic was Organizational Design and Modern War. Organization Design. And Finals Prep.

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Driving Corporate Innovation: Design Thinking vs. Customer Development

Steve Blank

Two methods, Design Thinking and Customer Development (the core of the Lean Startup) provide the tactical day-to-day process of how to turn ideas into products. . Customer Development versus Design Thinking. It’s the difference between Customer Development versus Design Thinking.

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Designing a Corporate Entrepreneurship Program – A Qualcomm Case Study (part 1 of 2)

Steve Blank

He gave my innovation team free reign on designing a new employee innovation program. The design challenge. Our challenge was to design a program that could: Teach participants on how to turn their ideas into fundable experiments. His only request was that we keep two of the original program’s goals: 1. What went right?

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Designing a Corporate Entrepreneurship Program – A Qualcomm Case Study (part 1 of 2)

Steve Blank

He gave my innovation team free reign on designing a new employee innovation program. The design challenge. Our challenge was to design a program that could: Teach participants on how to turn their ideas into fundable experiments. His only request was that we keep two of the original program’s goals: 1. What went right?

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The Business Model Canvas Gets Even Better – Value Proposition Design

Steve Blank

This week the author of the business model canvas, my friend Alexander Osterwalder, launched his new book Value Proposition Design , the sequel to his million copy best seller, Business Model Generation. Tells you how to design new ventures with it. Value Proposition Design is a “must have” for anyone creating a new venture.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape all the elements of national power (America’s influence and footprint on the world stage). designed technology into their military systems? should improve its ability to design and produce semiconductors, and develop and retain relevant talent.

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How To Find the Right Co-Founders?

Steve Blank

They seem to know the right mix of skills on their founding team is a hacker, hustler and designer. For example, if you’re building a mobile app, then the key activities are: app software development, user interface design and demand creation skills. But what about for us, a consumer hardware hardware company?

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