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Intro to Adaptive Innovation

Instructor: Jeremy Gutsche
In this course, Jeremy introduces his framework on Adaptive Innovation. Adaptive innovation is the idea that success comes from persistently redefining an idea again and again. New and great ideas are not necessarily the most novel or unique ideas; they most often exist within an overlooked opportunity. These new and great ideas are subtle, and even the most successful people and organizations miss out. Jeremy uses the example of the smartphone. Apple's iPhone wasn't the first mobile device to exist on the market, but its features differed just enough to make it the more exciting and preferred choice of consumers.

The secret to success is the combination of incredibly hard work and an overlooked opportunity. This course breaks down the Adaptive Innovation into 4 key sections, teaching you how to approach creativie thinking with more consistency and structure.
Workshop Question:
Have you come accross an idea, in a product or service, that you thought of yourself? Why didn't you pursue it? What held you back?
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Embedded Lending
Tech companies enhance their offerings with Buy Now, Pay Later financial services
Trend - Embedded lending is reshaping financial services by allowing non-financial companies to offer loans and financing, such as Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) options exemplified by Apple Pay Later. This trend extends beyond consumer finance into the B2B realm, providing small and medium-sized businesses with faster access to capital through various funding methods like merchant cash advances and revenue-based financing.
Workshop Question - How can your brand leverage embedded lending to enhance customer experiences and create new revenue streams through tailored financial solutions?
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Ergonomic Ritual
Brands are redesigning products around comfortable consumption routines
Trend - Brands are redesigning the packaging and pack-ins of consumables, such as food and beauty products, to be quicker and easier to use. The redesigns include adding handles or resealable lids, based on how consumers interact with the products. This reduces friction during the consumption ritual.
Workshop Question - How could your brand ensure its products or services are as frictionless to use as possible?
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Sustainable Passport
Brands adopt digital product passports to encourage eco-friendly practices
Trend - Brands are debuting digital records that provide information about a product throughout its lifecycle. These records include details about the product's lifespan, from production to recycling guidelines, and help consumers understand the sustainability of the product to inform purchasing decisions.
Workshop Question - What measures can your brand take to guarantee the responsible and ethical disposal of its products?
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AI Brainstorm
Brands are launching AI tools that foster creativity and collaborative ideation
Trend - Startups are launching artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools that automatically expand on and connect rough ideas. These tools are designed to foster creativity and enhance the value of brainstorming sessions—quickening the process of turning ideas into actionable plans.
Workshop Question - Where could your business implement AI-powered tools to improve its day-to-day operations?
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Cheddar Dessert
The use of cheddar in desserts is on the rise
Trend - Cheddar is becoming a popular ingredient in desserts--combining sweet and savory flavors for consumers with relatively adventurous palettes. Brands are offering novelty products like cheese-flavored ice cream, or they're creating cheddar dessert snacks that would appeal to more consumers.
Workshop Question - How could your brand better appeal to consumers' desire for novelty?
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Everyday Web3
Web3 is integrated into everyday routines
Trend - Though the introduction to Web3 has had a shaky start, it's adoption in everyday routines and business practices is showcasing the real impact of the decentralized web. Customer service, online shopping, and even health care are enhanced by Web3 services when they're seamlessly integrated.
Workshop Question - How could your brand make new tech more digestible for its customers?
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Nostalgic Collectible
Brands re-release or reference iconic 90s' toys for nostalgic consumers
Trend - The current 90s revival in pop culture has extended to toys that were once central in the childhoods of Millennials and Gen X. Brands are now re-releasing classic 90s toys, or using them as inspiration in new products—evoking nostalgia while still appealing to young consumers.
Workshop Question - How could your brand create stronger emotional connections with customers through its products or campaigns?
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Reformed Routine
Social changes are influencing consumers to slow down and reassess their lives
Trend - More consumers in North America are adapting their priorities and routines to better align with their own happiness. This can involve consumers renouncing needlessly fast-paced lifestyles, quitting jobs in place of alternative opportunities, and generally focusing on their own happiness.
Workshop Question - How could your brand better align itself with its customers' or employees' values?
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Musical Bottle
Augmented reality scans on beverage bottles and packaging offer musical experiences
Trend - Brands using AR elements on product packaging is a popular way to offer product information and even game-based interactions, and now beverage brands are using this technology to create musical experiences with their products.
Workshop Question - How could your brand seamlessly integrate interactive elements into its product experience?
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Adaptive Shapewear
Brands are designing intimates for people with disabilities
Trend - People with disabilities are increasingly being catered to in the intimates space, with brands designing bras, underwear, and shapewear that ensures people with mobility issues are able to independently put on these items, while ensuring a comfortable fit.
Workshop Question - How could your brand better prioritize inclusion for people with disabilities, both internally and in its product/service?
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