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Page 1: Generate, Present, and Manage Ideas for Scalable Startups: The UNIVERSAL PROBLEM SOLVING CANVAS

 DRAMATIC  STORY  CANVAS  for  Genera5ng,  Presen5ng,  and  Managing  Scalable  Startup  Ideas    

Source:  Content  in  Problem  Space  is  largely  based  on  Marc  Barro’s  ar:cle,  “Genera:ng  Startup  Ideas.”  hBp://goo.gl/pYcH3E  

 #4ROD.  Dr.  Rod  King.  [email protected]  &  hKp://businessmodels.ning.com  &  hKp://twiKer.com/RodKuhnKing  

Problem  Pain:  (Un)Known  

RED  OCE

AN   BLU

E  OCEAN

 

Solu5on  Gain:  (Un)Known  

Business  Model  

Business  Model  

CHALLENGE  (PROBLEM  Space)  

DIAGNOSIS  (METHOD  Space)  

POLICY  (SOLUTION  Space)  

q Discover  a  problem  with  tasks  (jobs)  and/or  many  people  in  areas  of  passion:  work/home/outdoors/web  

q Discover  pain  or  trade-­‐off  in  cus-­‐tomer  journey  (day  in  customer  life)  

q Find  a  rapidly  growing  niche/sector  q Disrupt  a  leader  in  the  Red  Ocean  q Surf  big  P.E.S.T.L.I.E.D.  wave/trend  

ACTION  PLAN  (IMPLEMENTATION  Space)  –  TO  DO        

Before    

AOer    

Strategic    

Prob

lem  Solving  

Targets  (Metrics)         Ex

ecu5

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Universal  Problem  Solving  (UPS)  Canvas  

Job  To  Get  Done/Experience  (Journey:  Strategy/ExecuSon)  

Page 2: Generate, Present, and Manage Ideas for Scalable Startups: The UNIVERSAL PROBLEM SOLVING CANVAS

 DRAMATIC  STORY  CANVAS  for  Genera5ng,  Presen5ng,  and  Managing  Problem  To  Be  Solved  (PTBS)    

Holis:cally  Document,  Present,  and  Manage  Organiza:onal  Success  (Failure)  in  Business  and  Life  

 #4ROD.  Dr.  Rod  King.  [email protected]  &  hKp://businessmodels.ning.com  &  hKp://twiKer.com/RodKuhnKing  

Problem  Pain:  (Un)Known  

RED  OCE

AN   BLU

E  OCEAN

 

Solu5on  Gain:  (Un)Known  

Business  Model  

Business  Model  

CHALLENGE  (PROBLEM  Space)  

DIAGNOSIS  (METHOD  Space)  

POLICY  (SOLUTION  Space)  

ACTION  PLAN  (IMPLEMENTATION  Space)  –  TO  DO        

Before    

AOer    

Strategic    

Prob

lem  Solving  

Targets  (Metrics)         Ex

ecu5

on  

Universal  Problem  Solving  (UPS)  Canvas  

Job  To  Get  Done/Experience  (Journey:  Strategy/ExecuSon)  

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Example  

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 GOOGLE’S  DRAMATIC  STORY  CANVAS  for  Problem  To  Be  Solved  (PTBS)  in  Search  Engines  (1998)    

Holis:cally  Document,  Present,  and  Manage  Organiza:onal  Success  (Failure)  in  Business  and  Life  

 #4ROD.  Dr.  Rod  King.  [email protected]  &  hKp://businessmodels.ning.com  &  hKp://twiKer.com/RodKuhnKing  

Problem  Pain:  (Un)Known  

RED  OCE

AN   BLU

E  OCEAN

 

Solu5on  Gain:  (Un)Known  

Business  Model  

Business  Model  

CHALLENGE  (PROBLEM  Space)  

DIAGNOSIS  (METHOD  Space)  

POLICY  (SOLUTION  Space)  

Problem  To  Be  Solved  (PTBS)  in  Red  Ocean  Industry  of  Search  Engine  q List  of  search  results  is  not  very  

relevant  to  searcher’s  needs  q  Interface  of  search  engine  is  

cluUered  especially  with  ads  q Ads  are  not  directly  linked  to  search  

words  

ACTION  PLAN  (IMPLEMENTATION  Space)  –  TO  DO        

Before    

AOer    

Strategic    

Prob

lem  Solving  

Targets  (Metrics)         Ex

ecu5

on  

Universal  Problem  Solving  (UPS)  Canvas  

Rapidly  obtain  relevant  informa5on  from  search/enquiry  

Job  To  Get  Done/Experience  (Journey:  Strategy/ExecuSon)  

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 DRAMATIC  STORY  CANVAS  for  Formula5ng  and  Execu5ng  “Good    Strategy”    

Holis:cally  Document,  Present,  and  Manage  Organiza:onal  Success  (Failure)  in  Business  and  Life  

 #4ROD.  Dr.  Rod  King.  [email protected]  &  hKp://businessmodels.ning.com  &  hKp://twiKer.com/RodKuhnKing  

Problem  Pain:  (Un)Known  

RED  OCE

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E  OCEAN

 

Solu5on  Gain:  (Un)Known  

Business  Model  

Business  Model  

CHALLENGE:  Short/Medium/Long-­‐term  (Problems:  Constraints/Obstacles)  

DIAGNOSIS:  Holis5c  Business  Model  (Causes/Insights:  Ext./Int.  Resources)  

POLICY  (SoluSons:  Goals/ObjecSves/Strategy)  

q C:  Collect  info  (on  business  model)  

q D:  Define  customer  challenge,  pain,  unacceptable  trade-­‐off,  conflict,  or  Minimum  Viable  Problem  (MVP)  

 q M:  Measure  challenge,  pain,        

trade-­‐off,  conflict,  or  problem  

q A:  Analyze,  qualitaSvely  and  quanStaSvely,  core  (80/20)  causes  or  simulate  business  model  drivers  especially  at  level  of  system,  environment,  and  supersystem;              use  analogies,  if  necessary  

   

q G:  Generate  disrupSve  ideas  and  select  best  alternaSve  

         (MAXIMIZE  VALUE  OR  HAPPINESS:              Minimize  Cost,  Pain,  and/or  Waste;              Minimize  Weaknesses  and  Threats              Maximize  Revenue,  Delight,  Benefit              and/or  Differen:a:on;              Maximize  Strengths  &  Opportuni.)  

ACTION  PLAN  (TO  DO)  -­‐  Core  TacScs/Coherent  AcSons:  Do-­‐Measure-­‐Learn  (DML)  Cycle  q  E:  Eliminate  –  Waste  (Defects)  q  R:  Reduce  –  Cost  (Pain),  e.g.,  size/cost;  complexity;  inaccessibility  (inconvenience);  :me  (delay)    q  I:  Increase  –  Revenue  (Delight),  e.g.,  func:onality/performance;  quality;  status  (brand);  customiza:on/interac:on  q  C:  Create  –  DifferenSaSon  (Awesome  Customer  Experience)  

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AOer    

“Good  Strategy”  Canvas:  9  Steps  of  Problem-­‐Based  Strategy  (CDMAG-­‐ERIC)  

Strategic    

Prob

lem  Solving  

Execu5

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Targets  (Metrics)        

Job  To  Get  Done/Experience  (Journey:  Strategy/ExecuSon)  


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