Important links from the point of view of starting a company

Kuva Margit Mannila
  
Important and useful links from point of view a starting a company. 

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5 Whys? (25.5.2023).


Origins of the 5 Whys Technique

Sakichi Toyoda, the Japanese industrialist, inventor, and founder of Toyota Industries, developed the 5 Whys technique in the 1930s. It became popular in the 1970s, and Toyota still uses it to solve problems today. (Source 5 Whys?)

10 "best" AI tools for business. " (25.5.2023).

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have opened up countless new opportunities for every size business across the globe. AI is providing deep insights like never before, and it is helping turn many business processes more efficient. Whether you are a freelancer with a one-person business or in charge of multiple employees, there are many tools that can improve your operations."

 

 Adeoye, P. Concept Mapping. (25.5.2023). "A concept map is a sense-making tool that connects a large number of ideas, objects, and events as they relate to a certain domain. It provides a scaffolding that can help designers visualize the complexities of a system, and assists them as they makeand break connections, study existing connections, and expand on what is already understood but possibly taken for granted within a particular system. "

 

CANVA. (25.5.2023). "Gather data and insights before strategizing your next move. Make a questionnaire for relevant respondents using Canva’s online questionnaire maker and get specific feedback on your product or service. Create compelling surveys with visual tools, graphics, and charts from Canva Docs."


CBINSIGHTS. 29 business moats that helped shape the world’s most massive companies (25.5.2023).

"A business moat is a key competitive advantage that sets a company apart from its competitors. From Amazon and Tesla to Starbucks and Coinbase, here is how 29 of the world’s biggest companies have built and defended their moats."

 

 

DeepL - traslator (25.5.2023).


Empathy Mapping (25.5.2023).  "Summary: Visualizing user attitudes and behaviors in an empathy map helps UX teams align on a deep understanding of end users. The mapping process also reveals any holes in existing user data."

 

Exterme users (25.5.2023). "Extreme User Interviews is a method employed to understand user responses and insights at two opposite ends of the usage spectrum. An ‘extreme’ participant should exhibit sharpened traits of your target users. For example, if your research is focused on a kitchen appliance, an interview with a professional chef will give you quality insights into the experience of cooking. Similarly, someone who barely cooks is at the other end of the spectrum and can help shed light on the cooking experience."

 

Future Today Institute (in The U.S.A) (25.5.2023). "We help leaders and their organizations navigate turbulent times by reducing uncertainty, identifying existential threats, leveraging critical emerging technologies, and identifying opportunities for growth."

 

Gartner  Hype Cycle (25.5.2023). "Hype Cycles help you:

  • Separate hype from the real drivers of a technology’s commercial promise
  • Reduce the risk of your technology investment decisions 
  • Compare your understanding of a technology’s business value with the objectivity of experienced IT analysts"

 

Grammarly - check your language (25.5.2023). 

 

 Grammarly Business plan generator. (7.12.2023). 


Google Translate. (A good translator you already know.) (26.5.2023).


How to Write a Problem Statement (25.5.2023).  "A problem statement is a statement of a current issue or problem that requires timely action to improve the situation. This statement concisely explains the barrier the current problem places between a functional process and/or product and the current (problematic) state of affairs."

 

Jobs to be done (JTBD) (25.5.2023). Clayton M. Christensen, Taddy Hall, Karen Dillon, and David S. Duncan. (2016).  Know Your Customers’ “Jobs to Be Done” Is innovation inherently a hit-or-miss endeavor? Not if you understand why customers make the choices they do. Harvard Business Review.  

 

Jobs to be done (JTBD) framework. (25.5.2023).

 

Ulwick, T. (2017). Jobs to be done: A Framework for Customer Needs. (25.5.2023).  

 

Jobs to be done: A framework for customers needs.(25.5.2023). 

 

 

Ideabuddy (25.5.2023). "You can develop, test and launch your business idea, all in one place." Free Trial.


Interview Canvas (25.5.2023). "The Behavioural or Fit Interview is a common component of the hiring process. Regardless of your skills and competencies, your performance as Interviewer or Candidate can still make a dramatic difference between success and failure."

 

Lean Canvas (25.5.2023). "Business plans take too long to write, are seldom updated, and almost never read by others.

When you're going really fast and under conditions of extreme uncertainty, you need dynamic models, not static plans.

The Lean Canvas replaces long and boring business plans with a 1-page business model that takes 20 minutes to create and gets read."

Parsons, N. (2023). Can You Use ChatGPT to Write a Business Plan? Yes, Here’s How. (25.3.2023).


Question mapping (Google search- general) (25.5.2023). 

 

Service Design and Blue Print (25.5.2023). Links for service design tools. (On this blog.)


Service Desing tools (25.5.2023).  "The success metrics are a set of criteria defined alongside the service development as key factors that will define the success of the project itself and of its final implementation. It’s always important to distinguish amongst these two levels (project and final service outcomes) as they generate different types of values. Once the metrics are defined, it’s also important to identify a strategy for their measurement (how data is collected and when), keeping in mind the importance of accessing that information in several moments of the process, and being able to use it to adjust the workflow and features developed." ( SDR 25.5.2023.)

 

Sitra (in Finland) (25.5.2023).  "We collaborate with partners from different sectors to research, trial and implement bold new ideas that shape the future."

 


 

https://plan.neuland.vision/#/ (25.5.2023).  "Write any business idea you have here: Revolutionize your daily commute with our electric scooters, designed for busy urban professionals who want to save time and reduce their carbon footprint, offering a convenient and affordable alternative to traditional transportation options."


von Hippel. E. & AL.  (2013).  LEAD USER PROJECT HANDBOOK: A practical guide for lead user project teams (25.5.2023).  "We begin the chapter with an overview of lead user research and explain the key features that distinguish it from other approaches to developing new product and service concepts." (Von Hippel & AL. 2013, p. 3.)
 
 
 
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