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How to Sell Your Idea, Overcome Roadblocks, and Love Your Job
Karen Holst & Douglas Ferguson
About Start Within
Co-authors Karen and Douglas have spent the last 20 years in the trenches bringing new ideas forward within organizations. They have learned what it takes to launch innovation within a company and has covered the gamut of organizational types from state government agencies and military armed forces to startups and large public corporations.
Reflecting upon these experiences, they noticed that while no one company or organization is like the other, there are common patterns that were almost universal.
Assembled from these observations and insights about innovation and bringing new ideas to life, the Start Within framework provides a way to assess your situation, how it relates to the unique nature of your company, and what tools and actions are appropriate for you to move forward.
Authors, Douglas Ferguson & Karen Holst
Chapter OVerview
0 — Your Big Idea
1 — The Moment of Truth
2 — Assumptions & Mindsets
3 — Assess Organizational Preparedness
4 — Getting Organized
5 — Your Process
6 — Aligning with Business Objectives
7 — Getting Buy-In
8 — Getting Started - Prototypes
9 — Turning a No Into a Yes
10 — Building the A-Team
11 — What’s the Worst That Can Happen?
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"Douglas Ferguson has long been a top design sprint facilitator. In Beyond the Prototype, he delivers a practical guide to what comes after. If you've ever experienced the dreaded "post-sprint slump," this is an absolute must read. It will just completely up your game..”
—Greg Satell, Author of Cascades & Mapping Innovation
"Design Sprints have helped to evangelize design thinking. Douglas' pioneering work and subsequent tips are captured here. It's the perfect guide for the next wave of facilitators and teams looking to harness the power of user-centered prototyping."
— Jay Melone, Partner, New Haircut