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2015 COWAN+
ABOUT ME
Entrepreneur (5x)
Intrapreneur (1x)
alexandercowan.com
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
THE VENTURE DESIGN PROCESS
How did the customer CUSTOMER Was the implemented
/user react? DISCOVERY & story relevant to the
EXPERIMENTS proposition?
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M
WH
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AT
S HO
PRODUCT &
IF
PROMOTION
?
VALUE
Did the PROPOSITIONS &
USER STORIES implementation ASSUMPTIONS
& PROTOTYPES deliver on
the story?
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AL
PIVOT?
SC
Do we understand
this person? What ?
AT
makes them tick? WH
Is the problem
PROBLEM relevant? Is the
PERSONAS WHO? SCENARIOS & proposition better
ALTERNATIVES
vs alternatives?
(Key (Channels)
Resources)
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Thinking through what you want the business to be for a better idea of
what you dont know.
Then use that to focus your discovery.
Focal point for managing your assumptions- which are open? closed?
what are their inter-relationships?
Resource_1 Channel_1
Resource_2 Channel_2
Resource_3 Channel_3
Cost_1 Revenue_1
Cost_2 Revenue_2
Cost_3 Revenue_3
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Oering
Customers
Infrastructure 2015 COWAN+
INITIAL FOCUS: PRODUCT/MARKET FIT
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CUSTOMERS & PROPOSITIONS
Why do they buy? Who are they?
Value Customer
Propositions Segments
Resource_1 Channel_1
Resource_2 Channel_2
Resource_3 Channel_3
Cost_1 Revenue_1
Cost_2 Revenue_2
Cost_3 Revenue_3
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Value Customer
Propositions Segments
(Key (Channels)
Resources)
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Personas
Empathy Creativity
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
THE PRACTICE OF DESIGN THINKING- FOUNDATIONS
2 Urinate as they go
3 Edges preferred
4 Speedy
5 PB > cheese
Empathy
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
THE PRACTICE OF DESIGN THINKING- FOUNDATIONS
Check & Repair 1
UV Validation 2
Relevant Placement 3
Creativity
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
DESIGN THINKING: EMPATHY & PERSONAS
ALEX COWAN
alexandercowan.com
bit.ly/2persona @cowanSF
ALEX COWAN
alexandercowan.com
bit.ly/2persona @cowanSF
2015 COWAN+
WAKE UP!
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WAKE UP!
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TO THE OFFICE
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AT THE OFFICE
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WORK/PLAY
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FITNESS
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LEISURE
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DINNER AT HOME
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ABOUT BOB THE BABY BOOMER
Whats his favorite kind of music?
Where did he buy his last pair of shoes?
What movie did he last see?
How does he prepare his taxes?
Whats his favorite magazine?
ALEX COWAN
alexandercowan.com
@cowanSF
2015 COWAN+
PERSONAS
PROBLEM SCENARIO
X
PROBLEM SCENARIO
What job(s) are you doing for the X
customer?
What existing need or behavior
are you fulfilling?
PROBLEM SCENARIO
X
ALTERNATIVE(S)
?
PROBLEM SCENARIO
X
ALTERNATIVE(S)
PROBLEM SCENARIO
X
ALTERNATIVE(S)
?
PROBLEM SCENARIO
X
ALTERNATIVE(S)
?
YOUR VALUE PROPOSITIONS
!
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
PERSONAS & PROBLEM SCENARIOS
PROBLEM SCENARIO
X
ALTERNATIVE(S)
?
YOUR VALUE PROPOSITIONS
Are they better enough than the !
alternative(s)?
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
CUSTOMERS & PROPOSITIONS
bit.ly/daynthelife
Example:
United
Childrens
Theater
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
RESOURCES: PERSONAS & PROBLEM SCENARIOS
Do we understand
this person? What ?
AT
makes them tick? WH
PROBLEM
PERSONAS WHO? SCENARIOS &
ALTERNATIVES
2015 COWAN+
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS & CHANNELS
customer experience?
(Key (Channels)
Resources)
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Attention
Interest What is it that
engages them with
Desire your proposition?
Action How will you
Onboarding connect?
Retention
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
EXERCISE: STORYBOARDING THE CUSTOMER JOURNEY
Attention
Interest
Desire Are you connecting
with an important
Action problem scenario?
Onboarding Is your VP better
Retention enough than the
alternative?
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
EXERCISE: STORYBOARDING THE CUSTOMER JOURNEY
What is absolute
Attention minimum set of
actions required by
Interest the customer to
Desire have you deliver on
Action their problem?
Onboarding
Retention
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
EXERCISE: STORYBOARDING THE CUSTOMER JOURNEY
Attention
Interest How do they
become a regular,
Desire habitual user? How
Action will you know if
Onboarding thats happening?
Retention
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
EXERCISE: STORYBOARDING THE CUSTOMER JOURNEY
Attention
Interest
Desire How do you deepen
their involvement?
Action Investment? How do
Onboarding you get them talking
Retention about it?
SAMPLES SAMPLES
dedicated personal service (onsite? offsite?) PROMOTION SALES SERVICE
personal service personal direct hand sales direct direct personal
phone support personal indirect hand sales indirect authorized center
web/email based tickets specialty media retail field contractors
web self-help and forums television web community
radio phone web
AdWords + SEO delivery
WH
AT
?IF
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VALUE
PROPOSITIONS &
ASSUMPTIONS
Do we understand
this person? What ?
AT
makes them tick? WH
PROBLEM
PERSONAS WHO? SCENARIOS &
ALTERNATIVES
2015 COWAN+
CUSTOMER JOURNEY
Example:
United
Childrens
Theater
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
REVENUE STREAMS
Dont overcomplicate it.
When a plumber does something, you
pay them.
If a sink garbage disposal lasts twice as
long, youd pay more, right?
Resource_1 Channel_1
Resource_2 Channel_2
Resource_3 Channel_3
Cost_1 Revenue_1
Cost_2 Revenue_2
Cost_3 Revenue_3
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Oering
Customers
Infrastructure 2015 COWAN+
THE CANVAS: 3 PARTS
Partner_1 Activity_1 Proposition_1 Relationship_1 Persona_1
Partner_2 Activity_2 Proposition_2 Relationship_2 Persona_2
Partner_3 Activity_3 Proposition_3 Relationship_3 Persona_3
Resource_1 Channel_1
Resource_2 Channel_2
Resource_3 Channel_3
Cost_1 Revenue_1
Cost_2 Revenue_2
Cost_3 Revenue_3
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Oering
Customers
Infrastructure 2015 COWAN+
KEY ACTIVITIES & KEY RESOURCES
(Key (Channels)
What activities are Resources)
strategically important?
(Cost Structure) (Revenue Streams)
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1. INFRASTRUCTURE-DRIVEN
2. CUSTOMER SCOPE-DRIVEN
(Key
Resources)
(Channels)
3. PRODUCT-DRIVEN
(Cost Structure) (Revenue Streams)
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ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
KEY ACTIVITIES
Which activities are strategic? Which assets are strategic?
Key Key
Activities Resources
Curriculum Development
Student Development
School Programming
Volunteer Development
Donor Development
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
KEY RESOURCES
Which activities are strategic? Which assets are strategic?
Key Key
Activities Resources
Curriculum Development
Student Development
School Programming
Volunteer Development
Donor Development
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ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
KEY RESOURCES
Which activities are strategic? Which assets are strategic?
Key Key
Activities Resources
Example:
United
Childrens
Theater
ALEX COWAN | alexandercowan.com | @cowanSF 2015 COWAN+
WORKING CANVAS