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Book Description

Successful innovation doesn’t begin with a brainstorming session—it starts with the customer. So in an age of unlimited data, why do more than 50% of new products fail to meet expectations? The truth is that we need to stop asking customers what they want . . . and start examining what they need.

First popularized by Clayton Christensen, the Jobs to be Done theory argues that people purchase products and services to solve a specific problem. They’re not buying ice cream, for example, but celebration, bonding, and indulgence.

The concept is so simple (and can remake how companies approach their markets) — and yet many have lacked a way to put it into practice. This book answers that need. Its groundbreaking Jobs Roadmap guides you through the innovation process, revealing how to:

    • Gather valuable customer insights
    • Turn those insights into new product ideas
    • Test and iterate until you find success

    Follow the steps in Jobs to Be Done, and you’ll arrive at solutions that are both original and profitable.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: Charting a Roadmap to Great Ideas
  7. Part I Understanding Jobs to be Done: Finding High-Potential Avenues for Growth
    1. Know Where You’re Starting From
      1. Chapter 1. Jobs: What Customers are Trying to Get Done
      2. Chapter 2. Job Drivers: Why Customers Have Different Jobs
      3. Chapter 3. Current Approaches and Pain Points: How Customers Look at Today’s Solutions
    2. Chart the Destination and Roadblocks
      1. Chapter 4. Success Criteria: The Customer’s Definition of a Win
      2. Chapter 5. Obstacles: What Holds New Ideas Back
    3. Make the Trip Worthwhile
      1. Chapter 6. Value: How Insights Become Revenue
      2. Chapter 7. Competition: Becoming King of the Road
  8. Part II Using Jobs to be Done to Build Great Ideas: Making Success Repeatable
    1. Chapter 8. Establish Objectives
    2. Chapter 9. Plan your Approach
    3. Chapter 10. Generate Ideas
    4. Chapter 11. Reframe Your Perspective
    5. Chapter 12. Experiment and Iterate
  9. Afterword: Institutionalizing Jobs to be Done Thinking
  10. Appendix A: Quick Reference Guide
  11. Appendix B: Jobs in the Public Sector
  12. Notes
  13. About the Authors
  14. Index
  15. Free Sample from Idea Agent by Lina M. Echeverria
  16. About AMACOM
  17. Copyright
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