Exploratory Product Development

The Different Flavors of Experimentation
Learn more about exploratory and hypothesis-testing experimentation for product development ...

Are you a mad scientist?
Do you feel like a mad scientist when your project has morphed from $12M to $24M, the feature set is ...

Why Product Development Needs to be Done Differently
Exploratory product development is a fundamental redesign of the product development process. ExPD is an adaptive approach that responds quickly ...

Creativity is not about being a “creative person”
Do you have to be a creative person to do innovation? No, it's all about the creative process and making ...

One World, Different Perspectives of Product Development
There is surprisingly little overlap in the various communities involved in product development. This article describes some of the differences ...

Act Like A Chef When Developing Products
In product development, as in a professional kitchen, experimentation and exploration are integral to creating a new recipe. It's hard ...

Hurry up and WAIT – Pitfalls of the Phased and Gated Process
A phased-and-gated process suffers from speed issues, read on to learn more. … ...

The Myth of Doubling Down
It is tempting, when witnessing a failure of product development, to blame the people. Why? And what is going on? ...

Is there a better way to develop products?
Throughout the many years of designing and implementing phased and gated systems for our clients, we have continuously sought ...