The power of observation is one of the most underdeveloped skills humans have nowadays. Mobile devices and computers are diminishing our capacity to observe what surround us. Observation is critical for product design, customer development and behavioural sciences. Any good entrepreneur should foster and cultivate their powers of observation.

1. STARTUP SUPERPOWERS
The power of observation
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Alex Barrera (@abarrera)

2. Too many distractions
Child protest / Adrian Sommeling ©

6. 8 tweets/minute

7. 8 tweets/minute

13. Texting Out! / Tim Tadder ©
Surrounded by technology

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Warpsourperspective

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PLAYING CATCH UP

16. Startups are HARD

17. Oh start-‐up land!!

18. Startup fire?

19. More like this…

20. Memory Drift / Luigi Saria ©
Requires lots of thinking

21. Lean thinking aid

22. 500px Life / The Photo Fiend ©
Research

23. Listening & understanding

24. Be Still / Lizzy Gadd ©
Reflect

26. I'm late / I'm late / For a very important date. /
No time to say "Hello, Goodbye". / I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.

27. Observing / Jack Gray ©
The powers of
OBSERVATION

29. Why don’t I like this guy?

32. Mars / Yana Peneva ©
Not magic

33. It’s a muscle
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34. Do i look fat darling / Steven Ward ©
Kind of stunted

35. Kyudo - きゅうどう / Francis Maraj ©
Requires
FULL ATTENTION

36. Overwhelmed / Roman and Alina Kostenko ©
Multitasking is a myth

37. Observation critical for startups

38. Child protest / Adrian Sommeling ©

39. Child protest / Adrian Sommeling ©
INATS

40. Child protest / Adrian Sommeling ©
It’s Not About Technology STUPID

41. Cabela’s / Jake Olson Studios ©

42. AIKIDO/ Roy Katalan ©
Cultivating your powers

43. Mantra Himalaya / Jkboy Jatenipat ©
Walking exercise

44. Walking in the city / Hanson Mao ©
Shops

45. { Last Day of Summer } / Thai Hoa Pham ©
PEOPLE

46. daydreamer / bob van den berg ©
Seasons

47. Journey to Nirvana / Anis Shaikh ©
People exercise

48. Almost closed / Kimhwan SEOULIST ©
Public transport observation

49. Mile Enders / Sven Loach ©
What can you tell me?

50. - / rinatus (rinatus) ©
Sit down for coffee

51. shopping / Andy Kennelly ©
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR: The mall

52. Zara case

53. Follow Your Dreams / Xaris Kouzis ©
Pizza case

54. Interview mode

55. Bored II / Stanislav Novak ©
shut up

56. Listening… / Gianluca Mantovani ©
Listen

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Listening… / Gianluca Mantovani ©
Listen
There's a lot of difference between listening and hearing
G.K. Chesterton

58. “
Listening… / Gianluca Mantovani ©
Listen
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand;
they listen with the intent to reply.
Stephen R. Covey

60. Leer entre líneas. / Axel Alvarado Chávez ©
Observe speech: Read between the lines

61. Difficult… / KnikmanAV - Hans Knikman ©
WHAT?

62. The Color of Contrast / Joel Santos ©
Steps
to
observation

63. #1 Non awareness

64. chill time / Mike Kremer ©
#2 Past awareness

65. #3 Delayed awareness

66. #4 Awareness

67. A Wonderful Dinner / Carl Fredrik Melle ©
#5 Constant awareness

68. Homemade Hero / J.J. Taylor ©
CONCLUSIONS

69. Child protest / Adrian Sommeling ©
Powerful

70. Mars / Yana Peneva ©
Not magic

71. Can be trained
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72. The Color of Contrast / Joel Santos ©
Takes time

73. THANKYOU
Alex Barrera (@abarrera)
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