Helping product managers move to product mastery
This was the Start – June 2013 to June 2014 Chad McAllister, PhD and The Everyday Innovator™ Project Concept: 1 RV + road trip for a year (phase 1) + interviewing innovators and business owners. Objective: This project is about connecting with people who are The Everyday Innovator™s – business people, …
[Read more...] about The 1 Year Plan — Ended with 22,000 Miles of Travel
This was the Start - June 2013 to June 2014 Concept: 1 RV + road trip for a year (phase 1) + interviewing innovators and business people. Questions I am Asking: While the interviews will proceed into numerous innovation topics, the following questions are the scaffolding for the interactions, asked in a more …
This was the Start - June 2013 to June 2014 Short answer – small businesses are in drastic need of innovation best practices. Long answer – after 24+ years in product development roles and an unexpected return to school to earn a PhD in business, I transitioned from being an employee in start-ups as well …
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This was the Start - June 2013 to June 2014 How do you learn about innovation – what is working and what is not? My answer, or more specifically, my plan to find an answer to this question was to rent my house, put my stuff in storage, and move my family of four into an RV for a year. We would travel the US, …
[Read more...] about How do you learn about innovation–Travel in an RV for a year!
The primary responsibilities for an organization are product management and innovation. They deliver value to customers. They're also exciting responsibilities for those properly equipped. That is my job - equipping product managers and innovators. 
