Insights
where to look and
how to organize them

Wayne Pethrick
wayne@pethricks.com | @soultwayne
Product Camp NYC
Sept 17 2011
Today

Insights…
•  How to frame
•  How to focus
•  How to develop
•  How to share
•  How to remember
secondary	
  
                ENVIRONMENTAL	
  
STEEP              SCANNING	
  



Social
Technological
Economic
Environmental
Political
secondary	
  
                                     TREND	
  
SWIPES                            PRECURSORS	
  



Statistics
Written and broadcast materials
Intense focus
Pitches and promotions
Exits and entrants
Superhits
primary	
  contextual	
  
AEIOU            OBSERVATION	
  




Activities
Environments
Interactions
Objects
Users
primary	
  contextual	
  
POEMS           OBSERVATION	
  




People
Objects
Environment
Messages
Services
primary	
  contextual	
  
POSTA          OBSERVATION	
  




People
Objects
Settings
Time
Activities
primary	
  contextual	
  
WHY      OBSERVATION	
  




What
How
whY
BUSINESS	
  
IMPACT                                    OPPORTUNITY	
  




Idea
Market size
Positive net present value (oppty cost)
Acceptance by customers
Competition
Timing

Insights – Where To Look And How To Organize Them