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June 19, 2023

How to Move from Competitive Confusion to Competitive Advantage

How to Move from Competitive Confusion to Competitive Advantage I was impressed with his candor as I listened to the CEO of a well-established digital agency confess that their #1 challenge is “competitive confusion.” He was referring to the situation where he and the CMO are confused about what distinctive results their organization delivers versus ...

by Urquhart Wood

June 1, 2023

Change Your Benchmark and Change the Game

Change Your Benchmark and Change the Game A chief reason why Jobs-to-Be-Done (JTBD) delivers exceptional innovation results is because it identifies why people buy products and services: to get their jobs done. A “job” is simply a problem to be solved or an objective to be accomplished. Jobs come in three types: functional, emotional, and ...

by Urquhart Wood

May 8, 2023

The 3 Keys to Win at Innovation

The 3 Keys to Win at Innovation In their excellent book, “The 4 Disciplines of Execution,” (4DX) authors Chesney, Covey, and Huling explain how companies can consistently achieve their Wildly Important Goals (WIGs) in the midst of the “whirlwind” of day-to-day operations. WIGs are those important, non-urgent goals that are easily ignored because of the ...

by Urquhart Wood