Our last article launched a method for managing new product ideas called Catalyst or PCM Now we take a step back...
Myths and Gremlins of New Product Concept Management (PCM)
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Meeting Structure Articles
Boost Your Product Innovation through Catalyst Workshops (1 of 3)
This article prepares you with a workshop approach, including the method and tools you can use to increase product...
Meeting Preparation – How to Quickly Prepare Meetings for Results
Activities and Basic Agenda Approach for Meeting Preparation In an ideal world, you have ample time for meeting...
Voting Sucks Because it Leads to Bigger Numbers but Lower Quality Decisions
Western society, and to an increasing amount, the rest of the world, depends on the voting method of decision-making....
How to Facilitate Olympic Scoring – Innovative Ideas & Concepts
The Purpose of Olympic Scoring is to extract some consensually validated new product, process, or other innovative...
Payoff Matrix — Quick Wins, Tried and True, or Hail Mary Passes
Quick Wins are found in the Payoff Matrix shown in the “two by two” below provides the classic means of prioritizing...
Meetings and Workshops — Differences and Characteristics
If it seems that workshops are actually well-run meetings, that is true to a large degree. Well-run meetings and...
A Blueprint When Building Consensus Around All Types of Decision-Making
After reviewing some material about the optimal methodology (i.e., approach) for distribution planning, related to an...
The Bookend Method: A Rhetorical Strategy for Facilitators to Improve Decision-Making
In managing capital projects or leading teams, facilitators often grapple with prioritization, where every item can...
Guidelines for Selecting Appropriate Structured Facilitation Tools
Facilitators rely on hundreds of tools to gather information, support decision-making, encourage innovation, build...
How to Help a Group Decide the WHY WHAT HOW — Purpose, Criteria, and Options
To facilitate consensus around simple decision-making, consider the following scenario and do not forget to help the...
8 Meeting Purposes and Five Reasons to Host Facilitated Sessions
Effective meetings are first based on a clear line of sight to an end result, preferably something that can be...
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