Jim Kalbach is a noted author, speaker, and instructor in user experience design, information architecture, and strategy. He is currently Head of Customer Experience at MURAL, the leading online whiteboard. Jim has worked with large companies, such as eBay, Audi, SONY, Elsevier Science, Lexis Nexis, and Citrix.
In 2007 Jim published his first full-length book, Designing Web Navigation (O'Reilly, 2007). His second book, Mapping Experiences (O'Reilly, 2016), focuses on the role of visualizations in strategy and innovation. He blogs at experiencinginformation.com and tweets under @jimkalbach.
The concept of jobs to be done provides a lens through which we can understand value creation. The term was made popular by business leader Clayton Christensen in The Innovator's Solution. It's a straightforward principle: people "hire" products and services to get a job done.
Although companies like Strategyn and The Rewired Group have been using the JTBD for many years, the approach has gotten a lot of attention recently. Still, practical ways to applying the concept of JTBD in real-world settings is largely missing.
This workshop is designed to give you concrete, practical skills use can use to apply JTBD to create high-value products and services. We'll work in groups to get hands-on experience and have lively conversations.
Find out how to create solutions customers want. Shift your mindset and make innovation work for your company. Help your organization see the market from the customers' perspective - as individuals trying to get a job done.
Here's what we'll cover:
After this session you'll be able to:
This session is geared for advanced designers and strategists looking to further understand the concept of JTBD and being able to work with the approach in a practical way.