6. Never
• Assume that “ready to do” ideas found
outside are truly ready to go.
• Underestimate the internal resource
required
• Launch without a mandate from CEO
10. Using Idea Screening
Overall
Probability
Of success
XXOverall
Probability of
Success
=
Probability
of
Technical
completion
Probability of
commercialization
of given technical
completions
X X
Probability of
Economic success
given
commercialization
11. Recap:
• Generating Ideas
• Best new product ideas are right in front of marketer eyes
• Demand first innovation and growth
• Interaction with others
• Interaction with employees
• Studying competitions
• Adopting creativity technique
• Using Idea screening