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OPPORTUNITY SPECTRUM EXERCISE

SITUATION SUMMARY

PROBLEM STATEMENT

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CUSTOMERS / TARGETS IMPACTED

Complete the following summaries for the situation.

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PERSPECTIVE

IDEAS

the risky solution

the pragmatic solution

the creative solution

the uninspired solution

the disruptive solution

the incremental solution

As a team, brainstorm ideas for each perspective. After thinking of several ideas for each, pick the idea the team believes best represents that perspective. Then complete the information on the next page.

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PERSPECTIVE

IDEA

BEST Thing

About This Idea

WORST Thing

About This Idea

the risky solution

the pragmatic solution

the creative solution

the uninspired solution

the disruptive solution

the incremental solution

Once you’ve picked one idea from each perspective, discuss the best and worst thing about each idea. For example: It would be a completely new offering in the market (BEST); It would take us years of time and loads of money to create (WORST).

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ATTRACTIVE ASPECTS FROM IDEAS

TOP IDEA

OTHER POSSIBLE IDEAS

Are there aspects from various perspective that are attractive? After looking at all perspectives, is there a “hybrid idea” that encompasses parts of multiple ideas the team identified? Pick the top idea (original or hybrid) and other ideas that may be worth investigating further.

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