You’re struggling to innovate your product. What logical reasoning techniques can help you break through?

A five-step process to be un-struck is: 1. Identify Core Principles: Define user's Jobs To be Done, Define if the Jobs are blatant and critical. Perform competitors analysis and find market gaps. 2. User Research: Gather feedback, further define the Jobs To be Done and identify areas for improvement or new value propositions. 3. Lateral thinking: Challenge assumptions! Use SCAMPER (Substitute, Combine, etc.) to brainstorm new functionalities or target audiences. 4. Analogy / Borrow Inspiration: Look at innovations in other industries. Can you adapt successful ideas to your product? Prototype Fast: Focus on building quick prototypes to test and iterate on new features.

Various logical reasoning tools/methodologies can be used to ensure a well-rounded approach. Root Cause & SWOT Analyses identify issues & opportunities, while Fishbone Diagrams & Mind Mapping tools stimulate creative thinking. TRIZ & the SCAMPER Technique guide methodical problem-solving and foster innovation. Diverse perspectives are encouraged through Six Thinking Hats and Contrarian Thinking, complemented by Pareto Analysis prioritizing key factors. Benchmarking & Scenario Planning offer external insights, & Crowdsourcing brings diverse viewpoints. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis identifies weaknesses, while random stimulus techniques trigger unconventional ideas. Value Chain Analysis systematically evaluates the development process.

Identifica??o de problemas ou oportunidades: Use o raciocínio lógico para identificar problemas ou oportunidades de melhoria em produtos existentes ou para criar algo completamente novo. Análise de dados e pesquisa: Colete e analise dados relevantes para entender o contexto do problema ou oportunidade. Defini??o de objetivos e metas: Com base na análise dos dados, defina objetivos claros e metas específicas para a inova??o do produto. Isso ajudará a orientar o processo de desenvolvimento. Gera??o de ideias: Use o raciocínio lógico para gerar uma variedade de ideias para resolver o problema ou aproveitar a oportunidade identificada. Pense de forma criativa, mas também lógica e coerente.

Deductive reasoning transitions from a general premise to a specific & logical conclusion enhancing product strategy & innovation. From experience, for instance, in developing a cancer screening device: Premise: Accurate devices are key for early cancer detection. Hypothesis: Increasing our device's accuracy boosts early detection and treatment success. Testing: Upgraded the device with superior algorithms & technology to increase the accuracy of the device. Compared its performance against benchmarks. Analysis: Positive test outcomes validate our hypothesis, reinforcing our strategy. Note: Deductive reasoning is part of an iterative process. This helps in maintaining a logical, data-driven approach to decision-making and innovation.

Lateral thinking propels product innovation by encouraging out-of-the-box ideas. Instead of following traditional logic, it involves looking at your product from new angles. Compare it with unrelated products to identify unexpected features that could be integrated. Contrast it with industry standards to find gaps your innovation can fill, turning norms on their head. Combine attributes from different domains to forge unique propositions. This imaginative, intuitive approach unlocks creative solutions, setting your product apart in a crowded market.

Most innovations are iterations or reframings of existing ideas. One lateral thinking technique that I recommend: 1. Choose a company you admire from a different industry. Say, you work in food services, so you can choose an automotive company. 2. Now ask yourself these questions: What if [Company] were to enter my industry? / How they might solve this problem? / What is a competitive advantage from [Company] that I could apply to my business? / What is unique from [Company's] user experience that I could emulate? This type of cross-field thinking opens doors for new opportunities.

If you are struggling to innovate a product it means you don't know what you need. Sorry to be so brutal, is the reality. Being more polite, the answer stand in the difference between a product leader or a follower. A product leader is the one that use mostly the kind of thinking such as logic, lateral, inductive to get in the best product concept to satisfy customer desires even vs existing product. Eventually with the best execution to bring it in production. A follower instead is the one who sciently decided to be follower copying to stay in a "confort zone" or because he can't afford the R&D investments, then accepting smaller profits. In my experience on new product developments the one who used deductive reasoning failed.

Here are a few key techniques: Economic Thinking: Decisions are made within an economic context to deliver the best value in the shortest sustainable lead time. Systems Thinking: Understanding the complex interactions within the entire system rather than focusing on individual components. Assume Variability; Preserve Options: Keeping options open and making decisions at the last responsible moment to adapt to changes. Build Incrementally with Fast, Integrated Learning Cycles: Delivering work in small, usable increments to enable fast feedback and continual learning. Objective Milestones: Basing milestones on objective evaluation of working systems to ensure progress and quality. These help foster a mindset necessary in product innovation.