34. WORKSHOP
—Split in teams of no more than 8
—Choose a business/organization
(one you work for/know well)
—Identify a target audience for that biz/org
and an unmet need they have
—Agree which trend is relevant to that audience:
Sidestepping / Making Meaning / Shaping Time
—As a team, brainstorm:
a) a new product/service; or
b) a new way to position existing brand/offer
for that audience need in response to your chosen trend
—Present idea to the group
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35. USE THE BUTTERFLY
WHAT DOES THE
WORLD NEED?
WHAT IS SPECIAL
ABOUT US?
Audience?
Need?
Business /
Organization?
Offer?
Experience?
Culture?
IDEA Either:
A) New product/
service
B) New way to
position existing
brand/offer
Trend?
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36. FOR EXAMPLE…
BIZ LEADERS
SHAPING TIME
Need to build strong
brands on their own time
with their own teams
WOLFF OLINS
Creative partners
Game-changing brands
Experienced facilitators
KITCHEN
A school for ambitious
leaders who want to
build businesses that
change the world
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37. PRESENT BACK
2 MINS
—Which biz/org are you?
—Who is your target audience and their unmet need?
—What trend is relevant to them?
—What is your idea?
a) a new product/service; or
b) a new way to position existing brand/offer
You choose how to present – standard talk / with props /
performance / song…
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Everlane – cut out the middlemen, highlight the factory
Fashion Revolution #insideout – asked people on 24th April 2014 to ask fashion brands who made their clothes
Everlane – cut out the middlemen, highlight the factory
Fashion Revolution #insideout – asked people on 24th April 2014 to ask fashion brands who made their clothes
WHOLE FOODS – Values Matter
NATIONAL TRUST MyFarm
Tech Will Save Us
The Great Courses
Shigeru Ban
WENDY AT PS1
Ps1 is MoMA’s younger more experimental offshoot in Lond Island City
Every year it launches the Young Architects Program – redefining the boundaries of architecture
Has to be housed in the courtyard, people have to be able to party around it, it has to be temporary
CODE M
WeChat
In China – launched new year presents
Leafsnap – electronic field guides
Columbia, Uni of Maryland and Smithsonian
Free app – visual recognition software to identify tree spcies from photos
Turns users into citizen scientists – data used by scientists to map and monitor ebb and flow of flora nationwide