This document discusses cultural innovation and context measurement. It argues that to develop innovative products and ideas, companies need to observe broader societal trends and behaviors rather than just focusing on industry categories and demographics. The document outlines collecting data on behaviors across many aspects of life and identifying patterns and principles. Developing concepts for innovation works best by understanding cultural shifts rather than just creative exercises. Strong execution is also needed to successfully implement new concepts.
7. historically, marketers have been focused on looking at
behavior, consumption and people in tightly de ned
industry clusters; categories, products and demographics.
purchase decisions will be impacted by a much broader set
of in uences, beliefs, wants and needs which are evolving
and shiing over time
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9. CONTEXT MEASUREMENT:
observe how people are changing their
behavior in all aspects of life to draw
implications, inspiration and
opportunities for brand renovation
and innovation
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10. BIG PICTURE AND SOCIAL
OBSERVATION
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14. but also keen and curious observation
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15. unusual and unexpected facts & observations could point to a new
emergent behavior and therefore need and therefore brand opportunity
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16. to be successful, an idea must connect
or stem from a larger ‘conversation’
that is happening in the culture
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17. if we listen to only our own noise, we will miss the signals
that culture is sending us
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18. when an entrepreneur observed ‘single’ behavior, a blending
of work and leisure, rising desire to Euro lifestyle in the US
and the need for a third place between work and home
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20. and with the emergence of crowd-sourcing, the creative,
empowered and networked consumer they went want step
further and created my STARBUCKS
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22. when society is ready for an idea, almost anyone can start one
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23. the trend towards the ‘quanti ed self ’ became apparent
from our desire to measure and optimize ourselves: calorie
and carb counting, the rise of plastic surgery, the rise of
functional foods, measuring our carbon footprint, test and
quizzes to measure ourselves and others was the underlying
behavior that made some recent innovations so successful
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24. if I run, I want to know where, how long and how I measure up
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28. a deeper understanding of human behavior led to the most
talked about innovations from Apple
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29. trends in music consumption
mobility on the rise
the emergent trend of sharing
the internet and the rise of ‘free’ then nearly free
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30. the unexpected need for a third screen
when all category examination pointed against it
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31. ‘un-needed’ product until behavior comes into play
looking at what people do beyond ‘category’ insight
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33. "It's really hard to design products by
focus groups. A lot of times, people
don't know what they want until you
show it to them."
Steve Jobs, BusinessWeek, May 25 1998
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34. but most companies don’t run on the vision of a solitary genius
need for moving from getting lucky to getting better
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35. a systematic approach to consumer
understanding, identifying needs and gaps
is what context research and analysis is all
about
we are surrounded by ‘data’ that hints at
and points to what ideas and consumers
will adopt
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40. data points are examples of relevant or changing behavior
rather than claimed behavior
they could be statistics, street observations, ethnographic
learning
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41. a regularly fed and updated data base of signals that illustrate
behavioral shifts or observations in society
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43. looking for data is a daily event
weak signals and interesting observations surround us
constantly in terms of what we read and what we see, what
we hear and what we learn
data collection can also be organized through purely
ethnographic methodology by which we observe people in
their natural environments
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44. people spend about 5% of their time being what we call
‘consumers’
the rest of the time, they spend time in life
we’ve identi ed several elds which constitute life and
classify our data accordingly
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46. health and well being
eating habits, exercise habits, rest and relaxation, methods of detox
grooming and beauty regimens and products
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47. home and family
the role of the home, how we raise our children and motherhood
aesthetics and decor, urban vs. rural, second homes, chores
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48. genders
roles of men and women, marriage trends
coupling, dating, tribal rituals, interaction, expectations
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49. technology
devices, mobility, media and entertainment
interfaces, avoidance, connectivity, services and transactions
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50. leisure & entertainment
when and where, travel vs. home, out vs. in
content and nature, kids vs.adult, passive or active
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51. politics and civic topics
how we vote, winning slogans, activism
level of participation, conversations and media
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90. how can you ‘unpink’ your brand
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91. how can you ‘unpink’ your brand
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92. how can you add intellect and rationality
to your brand
Let's market PCs like it's 1959
Dell launches 'Della,' a Web site geared to women and 'cute' netbooks
Netbooks and laptops are presented as fashion statements, and
the site's "tech tips" includes a feature, "Seven Unexpected
Ways a Netbook Can Change Your Life," which starts out by
saying, "Once you get beyond how cute they are, you'll nd
that netbooks can do a lot more than check your e-mail."
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101. awful idea weak idea so so idea good idea great idea brilliant idea
-1 1 5 10 15 20
no execution
$1 -$1 $20
weak execution
$1000
so so execution
$10,000
good execution
$100,000
great execution
$1,000,000
brilliant execution
$10,000,000 -$10,000 $200,000
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102. IN CONCLUSION
is is only the beginning
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103. if we listen to our own noise, we will
miss the signals that culture is sending
us
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104. observing in all aspects of life rather
than just category behavior will hint
towards patterns of the ideas and
concepts that people are ready to
embrace
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105. creative concepts development for
innovation and strategy happen within
predetermined opportunity areas
rather than just a creative exercise
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106. there is no silver bullet for successful
innovation but understanding cultural
and social shis gives you a better
starting place
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