Most experienced innovation leaders would say they do a pretty good job at managing and measuring routine product development projects. But they’d likely admit they’ve struggled with at least one of these challenges:
Measuring learning
Estimating future outcomes at the “front end”
Managing “disruptive” or “transformational” innovation projects
This short guide will quickly familiarize you with each of these intractable challenges—why they’re difficult, why they matter—and provide some concrete actions to help you address them.
Compare methods for measuring learning.
Estimate future outcomes for front end projects.
For disruptive projects, the solution may not be what you think.