John Knight

Aalto University of Arts

, Design and Architecture

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© John Knight, 2014

Innovation Games

John Knight

John Knight

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John Knight

Design Games to help team

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INNOVATION GAMES

Tried and tested methods, based on structured ideation techniques to generate new product and service concepts (RADICALS*) through gaming * See appendix

HOW TO PLAY

3-6 playersIdeally a mix of skills e.g. UX, Developer, Marketing etc

Get a room with plenty of whiteboard space/paper etcMake a space

Timebox the game session - between one to three hoursSet your time

Try one of the 7 innovation games, change it if its not workingChoose your game

6 INNOVATION GAMES

Literal

LateralLa

dder

LiberateLo

ttery

Link

MAKE SERVICE SET-UP EASIER

PROBLEM DISASSEMBLER

LITERAL EXPLORATION

MERLIN

POTTER

GANDALF

OZ

GRIZEL

SOLUTION

HIDE THE INNER WORKINGS

Brief was to create a set-up wizard - this was explored literally looking at the qualities of famous fictional wizard to see if they could be catalysts for

innovation

MARKET 1ST

Literal Exploration

IMPROVE SOCIAL MEDIA LOTTERY

BETTER

WORSE

PUBLIC/PRIVATE !VIEWS

58 RADICALS

69 RADICALS

PROBLEM DISASSEMBLER SOLUTION

Two opposing goals (better and worse) were used to generate ideas to improve a product - each term were catalysts for substantially different

concepts

REINVENT THE SPATULA LIBERATE

COMBINE WITH OTHER

UTENSILS!

MATERIAL

PRODUCTION

LIFECYCLE

USE

AESTHETICS

PROBLEM DISASSEMBLER SOLUTION

Brief was to innovate by analysing an existing product via a number of frames e.g. likely method of production - this enabled development of

concepts optimising specific and new features

CREATE A NEW SERVICE BASED

PRODUCTLATERAL DEVICE AND

SERVICE!

ROCK

TRAIN

EAGLE

LIGHTHOUSE

AIRPORT

12 PATENTS

PROBLEM DISASSEMBLER SOLUTION

Brief was to create an entirely new product - this was explored laterally by looking at the qualities of random inputs to see if they could be catalysts for

innovation

INNOVATE USING MOBILE

NETWORKLINK

SMART ADDRESS

BOOK!

DEVICE

DATA

USER

4 PATENTS

PROBLEM DISASSEMBLER SOLUTION

Brief was to create IP around technology platforms - concepts were generated by combining existing products and services in different ways to

identify opportunities for innovation

REFERENCES & APPENDIXCreation of a Dynamic Contact List in which Contacts are Ordered Depending on their Relevance at a Point in TimeEurope GB20090011082 20090626Issued December 29, 2010A method of managing communications with the plurality of communicable entities by creating a communication log for use on a terminal, including: for each communicable entity obtaining communication data relating to a plurality of communication types; creating the communication log of communicable entities, and relevant to a particular point in time, by applying an algorithm relating to a listing!Aggregated communications filterEurope EP2203023 (A1)Filed June 30, 2010In a communications network including a plurality of communication channels through which communications are configured to be transmitted between a plurality of network users, a method of managing communications to be transmitted to a particular user from the plurality of communication channels and/or network users, the method including: receiving a communication from a particular communication!Configuring Telecommunications Terminals to Use ServicesEurope WO2009136194 (A2)Issued December 11, 2009The present invention relates to configuring a telecommunications device to make use of services. Current provision of products and services on mobile devices is complex and does not reflect users' known patterns of use. Commonly, setting up software applications requires, finding them, downloading them and then the set-up procedure itself (often including authentication such as checking.!Method, search platform and user device for generating search resultsEurope EP 2128776 (A1)Filed December 2, 2009Knight, Clavin and LeonThe invention relates to a method for generating search results from an index of a content store, wherein the content store contains a plurality of content items, wherein a search of a content store index is performed in accordance with user search terms and wherein the search is furthermore Influenced by meta information, said meta information comprising at least one of device, user and context.!Providing communication services at a mobile terminal in dependence of a foreign recipient's contact dataEurope EP 2073502 (A1)Filed June 24, 2007Knight and CursonThe present invention relates to a method for providing communication services at a mobile terminal (1) of a mobile communication network (2), wherein the method is characterized in that it comprises the following steps, which are carried out by at least one part of the mobile communication network: - receiving at least one set of foreign contact data (9) at a mobile terminal (1).!Method and device for providing access to data itemsEurope EP 2113829 (A1)Filed November 4, 2009Knight, Clavin and LeonA method for providing access to data items by means of communication device provided with a screen. The method comprises the following steps: -- generating one icon for each received data item; -- associating the one icon to the respective data item; -- displaying the icons on the screen as a function of time when the assigned data item has been received; and -- creating a three-dimensional view. Providing information about a data itemEurope 10006690.1 - 1238Filed June 28, 2010Nieuwerth and KnightThe invention relates to a method for providing information about a data item. In the method, actions performed by at least one user with a copy of the data item in connection with information given by the user are analyzed, at least one keyword is generated for each analyzed action based on the information, and the keywords are added to a metadata list associated with the data item. !Designating a regional code in a phone book for a given number dependent upon a previous call connection event(Link)Europe GB 2479345 (A)Filed October 10, 2011Knight and AdamIn a mobile communication network including a mobile terminal configured to initiate and receive communications using the network, a method of confirming a regional code (i.e. international dialing code/country code) for a given number to which the mobile terminal seeks to initiate a communication, the method including: detecting a communication being initiated between the mobile terminal and the.!

VALUE OF THE APPROACH

20Direct and supported patent applications made in one year

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED

Primary Generator Initial ideas that inhibit full exploration of the opportunity

Resistance to look beyond the market/technology horizon

Tightly defined problems that limit potential for imagination

Innovation Horizon

Problem Framing

SIMPLY THE BEST INNOVATIONS

1 INPUT

1 RESULT

Many ideas

Few candidates

RADICAL INNOVATION ROLES

TECHNOLOGY

USER

CREA

TIVITY

PROBLEM

*DISASSEMBLER

SOLUTION

**RADICALS

Is this the right problem/Starting point?

Method for generating as many ideas as possible?

What can singularly provide competitive advantage?

**Realistic A Design Ideas that Can Lead to innovative Solutions

4 STAGES OF RADICAL INNOVATION

The what︙..

The how︙..

The findings︙..

The result︙..

STATE

*Disassemble the current problem/state to generate ideas

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