The Idea Thickening Toolbox
Our tools that move innovation forward
Innovation Creed
...to understand how success will be measured Quick-Filter ...to make sure ideas fit into your bailiwick Full-Filter ...to highlight weak aspects right up front Concept Sketching ...to stop hand-waving about what the product is Friendly Input ...to get out from behind the computer Renditions Table ...to force an open mind toward the business model Patent Map ...to optimize intellectual property freedom and protection Prelude™ pro forma ...to roll the analysis into 7 fundamental numbers Quick-Capitalization Table ...to clarify all the time and money at risk Requirements Management ...to disallow demanding everything Hardware-Store Bench-top Playtime ...to test technical feasibility in days not months Upfront Marketing Collateral ...to envision the actual sales call Objective Reporting ...to turn emotional delusions into purposeful decisions |