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"Creative Burst"

Now available, this concise case study introduces a practical method for UX design teams to drive innovation product strategy from within their organizations.

Kristin Morin's Creative Burst book cover

Despite the limitations many User Experience teams face—budget and time constraints, lack of formal authority—UX practitioners are uniquely poised to provide strategic value to product organizations. Still, many UX teams struggle to prove they're capable of leading strategy, not just following it.

Creative Burst details how one UX team took product strategy into their own hands.

The author, a UX designer with a masters' degree and two decades of experience making websites and software, shares how her team leveraged focused bursts of creativity to cultivate an environment that embraced innovation.

The program was not a massive success at the outset, but innovation requires iteration, and initial failure is critical to the process. Utilizing continuous improvement methods, the UX team learned to lead product strategy by example.

In this case study, streamlined for the busy UX professional, you will learn:

  • Steps the UX team took to lead product strategy from within the organization
  • Methods to encourage participation and maintain team engagement throughout the innovation program
  • Takeaways of which practices worked well, which didn’t, and how the team determined the difference
  • Key building blocks to design your own successful innovation program and transform good ideas into great product strategy

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Key Highlights

What can you expect to learn from the book?

Is an innovation program right for my UX team?

Is your organization ready for your UX team to do more than simply design according to pre-written requirements someone hands you? Learn some of the key indications you might be ready, and warning signs you might not.

How can a Creative Burst help my team innovate?

Learn what a Creative Burst is and why it should be a keystone part of your UX team-driven innovation program.

How does my UX team build an innovation program?

Discover the 3 building blocks of our successful innovation program—problem identification, solution design, and opportunity visibility—and how you can leverage them to build your own innovation program.

Where might we encounter pitfalls?

Witness the pitfalls we encountered and how we adapted our own innovation program so you can avoid our mistakes and pivot when you make all new mistakes!

Creative Burst companion workbook

You’ve read the Creative Burst case study.
You’re eager to get started.
But how will you proceed?

This workbook and its companion downloads provide the worksheets you need to start you on your Creative Burst journey.

Plan Creative Bursts sessions.
Track your program’s progress over time.
Perform a quarterly review.
Gather feedback from your team.
And more...

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