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Co-develop an new Innovation Method Development Minimum Innovation Framework (MIF)
Product feedback opportunity
Product feedback opportunity
We've all heard about the MVP, but with a focus on product/market fit & positioning, what do you use if you're not developing a commercial product or are much earlier in the development cycle (maybe with a concept or design)?
Most of my own engineering design work is for international development, or SDG related impacts, I needed something else to "grade" or structure the development of early-stage concepts/designs or even later-stage impact "products" in non-commercial sectors. Not only for personal use, but also to help position (and subsequently share) some of the fantastic impact innovations arising from other great work around the world.
After some initial inspiration from Daniel Kyne's thoughts on MVP's over on his blog (See: https://www.opinionx.co/blog/mvps), I've gathered some thoughts on additional grouping beyond the standard MVP hence the below; Minimum Innovation Framework (MIF). An early attempt at a dual-focused framework allowing the assessment and ranking of functional and business ability of new innovations (product, service, societal etc.) to solve a desired problem for innovations with or without business requirements for application (https://www.qeios.com/read/7RLS16.2).
The framework consists of both the Minimum Viable Innovation Framework (MVI Framework) and the Minimum Functional Innovation Framework (MFI Framework) covering the following framework definitions: Viable Concept (Minimum Viable Concept (MVC), Viable Design (Minimum Viable Design (MVD), Viable Product (Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Functional Concept (Minimum Functional Concept (MFC), Functional Design (Minimum Functional Design (MFD) and Functional Product (Minimum Functional Product (MFP). All definitions are online via Qeios great definition feature, and are solidly work-in-progress to build upon the MVP work by Frank Robinson, Steve Blank & Eric Ries)
I would love to hear any and all thoughts, feedback and insights to help me develop this framework further to support impact, commercial/non-commercial and early-stage definition, staging and benchmarking of innovations! Also open to co-developing this with others to help set the new groundwork for impact-led innovations.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments or shoot me a message if you are interested in co-developing with me,
Most of my own engineering design work is for international development, or SDG related impacts, I needed something else to "grade" or structure the development of early-stage concepts/designs or even later-stage impact "products" in non-commercial sectors. Not only for personal use, but also to help position (and subsequently share) some of the fantastic impact innovations arising from other great work around the world.
After some initial inspiration from Daniel Kyne's thoughts on MVP's over on his blog (See: https://www.opinionx.co/blog/mvps), I've gathered some thoughts on additional grouping beyond the standard MVP hence the below; Minimum Innovation Framework (MIF). An early attempt at a dual-focused framework allowing the assessment and ranking of functional and business ability of new innovations (product, service, societal etc.) to solve a desired problem for innovations with or without business requirements for application (https://www.qeios.com/read/7RLS16.2).
The framework consists of both the Minimum Viable Innovation Framework (MVI Framework) and the Minimum Functional Innovation Framework (MFI Framework) covering the following framework definitions: Viable Concept (Minimum Viable Concept (MVC), Viable Design (Minimum Viable Design (MVD), Viable Product (Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Functional Concept (Minimum Functional Concept (MFC), Functional Design (Minimum Functional Design (MFD) and Functional Product (Minimum Functional Product (MFP). All definitions are online via Qeios great definition feature, and are solidly work-in-progress to build upon the MVP work by Frank Robinson, Steve Blank & Eric Ries)
I would love to hear any and all thoughts, feedback and insights to help me develop this framework further to support impact, commercial/non-commercial and early-stage definition, staging and benchmarking of innovations! Also open to co-developing this with others to help set the new groundwork for impact-led innovations.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments or shoot me a message if you are interested in co-developing with me,
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Colin Keogh
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From my gut feeling all what you are proposing here is ways too complex and I am considering the classy, finance/investor driven business case still a great exercise to think not only about an idea but to really make it into an innovation that will make it to the world and will have some impact.
Frameworks are not important when it comes to innovations. Have seen so many frameworks and how they have been used by different teams. Frameworks can easily be adjusted when they do not fit. All the rest is much harder, more risky and therefore should be taken care of. Academisation or even standardisation of innovation will most probably do more harm than good. I have been running Programm Offices for large corporations for years and have never been talking frameworks. Me and my team were just joining meeting and were suggesting next customized best practices on the go.
Make it easy for your teams. Support them when needed and your personal experience will be the best coach they will ever have.