4. Quick points on engaging the next
generation…
• Competing with all brands and experiences
• The challenge of traditional engagement models
• Bake it in don’t frost it on
• Work on the how but talk about the why
• Change the world from a position of regular life
• Don’t forget the awesome
• Alignment of needs
8. Interview #1: Interview each other for 2 minute each.
• Goals and wishes: What is your partner trying to achieve through their own Gift
Giving experience:
• Ask why. Even when you think you know the answer, ask people why they do
or say things.
• Ask about “the last time you ______” in context of the challenge
• Encourage stories. Ask questions that get people telling stories.
• Look for inconsistencies. Inconsistencies often hide interesting insights.
Interview #2: Interview each other for 2 minute each.
• Insights: New learnings about your partner’s feelings and motivations. What’s
something you see about your that maybe s/he doesn’t see?
• Listen to nonverbal cues. Be aware of body language & emotions.
• Don’t be afraid of silence!
• Avoid suggesting answers to your questions.
• Avoid binary questions, or questions with “data” answers
• Ask about extremes
• Seek emotion
9. Point of View MADLIB
(Interviewee Name + identifiers) needs a way to….
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So that he/she can… (achieve a specific goal for the gift)
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10. Point of View MADLIB
Jim Delaney, the hungry, busy and slightly nervous small
business owner, needs a way to….
Get Chipotle to deliver a fajita burrito to his desk
So that…
He can stay focused on preparing for the SIX conference, stay
energized for his employees and have the energy to go to an
event where he might not get a bite to eat
11. Links to resources mentioned
• Playworks - Rock, Paper, Scissors Rockstar - Link
• Stanford d. School (gift giving empathy interview) - Link
• Human Centered Design - Link
• My HCD guru is Anna Love Mickelson for HCD - Link
• Simon Sinek (Talk about the why) - Link
• The great Ben Zander (didn't mention him, but love him) - Link
• Insights Discovery - Color Energies - Link
• Lollipop Moments - Link
