Chapters 4 & 5 Flashcards

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opportunity

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a possibility of generating value through unique, novel or desirable products, services and processes that havent been exploited in a particular context

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2
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3 central characteristics of business opportunities

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-potential economic value
-novelty or newness
-perceived desirability

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3
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idea

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any conception existing in our mind

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4
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stages of idea becoming opportunity

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idea, invention, innovation, imitation

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5
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first step of business opportunties

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idea generation
quality and quantity important

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6
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idea generation skillset

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scanning, connecting, lateral thinking, imagining, observing, collaborating

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7
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scanning

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-scanning the environment for new opportunities
rugby balls

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8
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what allows us to have the ability to scan

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prior knowledge + alertness

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9
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connecting

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consciously making links between concepts to create new concepts
-bioscoiation
Amazon = bookstore x internet

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10
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biosociation

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a mental process to connect two things seemingly unrelated into something new
-ie internet x bookstore = amazon

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11
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lateral thinking

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using indirect and creative approaches to solve problems
-allows us to look at problems from different angles
-airbnb example, riddles

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12
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imagining

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suspending disbelief and dropping constraints to create unrealistic states or fanatsies
gilette, Elon Musk

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13
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focused observation

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shifting attention outward to look at the world in a new way
-ie “baby is annoying” OUT SHIFT “the baby’s mom must be so stressed”

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14
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4 pathways to opportunity identification

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find, search, effectuate, design

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15
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what makes an opportunity favourable

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valuable, rare, costly to imitate, fit

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16
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valuable opportunity

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there is a market of customers

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17
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rare opportunity

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offers novelty that doesnt exist

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18
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costly to imitate opportunity

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creates barriers to entry to other entrepreneurs

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19
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fit opportunity

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aligns with skills/knowledge of the entrepreneur

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20
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find pathway

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assumes opportunities exist and are waiting to be found (luggage drop off)
the problem is known to everyone but acted on by the entr

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21
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search pathway

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used when entrepreneurs are not sure what type of venture they want to start but engage in active search to discover new opportunities
ie hobby of crafts –> handmade card business

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22
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effectuate pathway

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focuses on creating opportunities rather than uncovering them
-using what you have to uncover an opportunity that uniquely fits you
-what you know, who you know, who you are
ie dog physical therapy

23
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design pathway

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focuses on unmet needs of customers, specifically latent needs/creates a new market

24
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IDEATE

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identify, discover, enhance, anticipate, target, evaluate

25
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identify in IDEATE

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identify problems customers are trying to solve but aren’t solved to satisfaction. identify underlying cause
-MHPs: problems that need to be solved, lots of people willing to pay for solution
-looking at how existing MHPs are currently being solved, yet the solution may be inferior
-symptoms rather than root cause

26
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discover in IDEATE

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actively search for ideas that leverage your passions, experiences, curiosity. Look for problems in passions that can be fixed
-look for MHPs in your own daily life, solve em

27
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enhance in IDEATE

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add innovation and novelty to enhance existing products,services. make something existing better
ie Netflix made TV watching better

28
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anticipate in IDEATE

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anticipate change and trends and how they will impact your market

29
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target in IDEATE

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explore an addressable target market and identify it’s unmet needs
-make your target market a specific solution
-product market fit

30
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evaluate

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practice scoring and selecting higher quality ideas
-avoid confirmation bias and excessive optimism

31
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what is design thinking

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human centered, interactive, problem solving process that places emphasis on identifying people’s needs, creating solutions to meet those needs and testing solutions to make them better

32
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skills of designers that entrepreneurs should have

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observation, listening, emotional intelligence, problem-framing, problem-solving

33
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what is problem framing

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context is what frames the problem being solved, helps us create meaning and understanding

34
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what 3 key features intersect in the human centred approach

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desirability, feasibility, viability

35
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should you focus on users or buyers

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users

36
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what is involved in empathy

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relating to people, experiencing what others experience, how and why people do things

37
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the design thinking process

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empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test

38
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divergence thinking

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expand our view of the world, generate ideas without being trapped
-empathy, define, ideate
ex brainstorming

39
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convergence thinking

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narrow down ideas and identify ones with most potential. Make choices to move forward. Find single best solution
-ideate, prototype, test
ex multiple choice questions

40
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what are 2 ways to empathize

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interview, identify user needs (latent needs)

41
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what are we concerned with in defining- the needs or the solutions

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the needs, focus on verbs not nouns (they need to “reach” vs they need a “ladder”)

42
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rapid prototype

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a quickly created model used to visualize a product/service

43
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what part of the entrepreneurial method is testing a part of

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acting

44
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user centric services

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services designed to meet cstr needs
-ask how their experience was

45
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cocreated services

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building ideas with the feedback of users
-test the experience, integrate feedback

46
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holistic services

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look at the entire process to understand each aspect

47
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feasability

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can this actually be done

48
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viability

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will this make me money? is it a business opportunity?

49
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sequenced services

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  • analyzing the overall customer journey and separating it into small processes, interactions or touch points
  • before, during, after
50
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visual services

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  • graphs, images, pics help teams focus on each step of the journey and create solutions to any issues that may rise
51
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idea classification matrix

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matrix on value/usefulness and degree of novelty
-innovation, invention, improvement, irrelevant

52
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sympathy vs empathy

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empathy is feeling things with another person, sympathy is feeling things for them

53
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prototype

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a model of the product being designed that can be used as a prop to get feedback from potential users or customer
-don’t have to be fancy shamcy/expensive

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