Kore 10 Innovative Thinking Tools for Anticipating Competitor Moves and Negative Surprises

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KoRe 10 Innovative Thinking Tools

for anticipating change ● problems ● competitor actions ● surprises

Anticipation is a most important strategic thinking skill of a successful venturepreneur and an entrepreneurial innovation leader.

You must be able to anticipate diverse challenges that may emerge on your way to desired strategic results and to get better prepared to win.

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When asked how he invented the vaccine for polio, Jonas Salk replied,
"I imagined myself as a virus or cancer cell and tried to sense what it would be like.

Your competitors can use any KoRe 10 tool

(1) the same way you can when you develop your business strategies or invent new products

(2) as a weapon against you

Kore 10 Innovative Thinking Tools produce the best effect
when used together with strategic simulation games
"Innovation Football" and "Innovation Chess"

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Balloon

Flying in
disruptive trends; new competitors; new customer needs
Flying away
team member; investor; boom
Flying above
stir; creative marketing by a competitor; competitor's intelligence activities aimed at your firm

Hammer

A killing attack by a competitor
sharp cutting on prices; introducing new high-value products
A destructive move by a major stakeholder
investor, top manager, team member; customer; supplier
Sharp negative changes in the business environment
economic or political crisis; new restrictive laws; natural disasters

Below are some examples of (1) metaphoric and (2) practical solutions

Magic Tool	Metaphoric Solution	Practical Solution
Balloon	Elevate your product / your company above the competition	● → Surprise To Win ● Create greater → value Innovations; Develop a new-to-the-world product ● Invent more effective differentiation and creative marketing strategies
	Take a helicopter view	● Work on your business ● Build synergies and → balance your business system ● Invent new growth strategies
	Set a stretch goal	● Create and articulate an inspiring vision and strategic intent ● Launch a crusade
	Travel to a new place	→ Discover new opportunities ● Create a new market niche ● Develop a Blue-Ocean strategy

Flashlight	Find new ways of doing things	● Challenge assumptions; ask 'Why? What if?' questions
	Discover customer needs; obtain market insight or competitor intelligence	● Make trend spotting practices a habit ● Create early warning teams
	Find new partners	● Define what is required to be superb, but is outside your capabilities ● Look for the desired core competencies and great synergy potential
	Find the → problem	● Use the 5-Why process
	Find an → innovation solution to a problem	● Brainstorm; take different perceptual positions; discover opportunities
	Make rules more visible	● Promote corporate values / guiding principles / idea evaluation guidelines

Headset	Communicate with employees	● Create a more effective suggestion system >>> ● Communicate the knowledge and information that people need ● Facilitate cross-pollination of ideas
	Communicate with customers	● Listen to customers; obtain customer feedback ● Partner with customers for development of new solutions
	Communicate with external experts	● Exchange knowledge and ideas with a diverse group of experts and innovators ● Inspire criticism to discover improvement opportunities

Fishing Rod	Experiment with different baits to find out what works best Hire away a key player of a competitor; "Catch" investors / partners	Beta-test a new product Experiment with various marketing approaches and techniques Ask learning SWOT questions
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Knife

Brood

Rope

Hammer

Trophy

Money