Opinion

August 11, 2020

How to solve the no-problem problem (part 2)

Starting without a problem, or failing to identify the real one, will kill an innovation project. But a 3-week pre-project discovery process could help.


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Last week we wrote about how companies often make the mistake of beginning an innovation project without clearly identifying the problem. Two of the main reasons this happens is that:

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