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Dan Adams and Jim de Vries host interactive webinar on deRisking execution priorities – Jun 16, 2021

Free Webinar Jun 16, 2021: deRisking Execution Priorities

This webinar is the first in a new series of webinars hosted by AIM president, Dan Adams and Jim de Vries, founder and managing partner of Enhance International Group. In this webinar, “deRisking Execution Priorities within 30-days“, Dan and Jim share powerful approaches to transform uncertainties into certainties, saving time and money. View this recorded ... Read More

Coatings Tech Magazine publishes “Virtual VOC: How to understand B2B customer needs without the plane ride” by Dan Adams

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CoatingsTech publishes “Virtual VOC: How to understand B2B customer needs without the plane ride” by Dan Adams. In this article, Dan provides tips and solutions for how to innovate… with virtual voice-of-customer meetings so effective they’ll become a fixture in front-end innovation long after the pandemic. About CoatingsTech As the flagship publication of the American ... Read More

Resisting the Steve Jobs “Innovation Temptation”

Resisting the Steve Jobs Innovation Temptation

Resisting the Steve Jobs “Innovation Temptation”:  Eight REALISTIC Steps to Creating Great New B2B Products Your Customers Will Love Sure, Steve Jobs has created products we all love. But his method of creating products without his customers’ input won’t work for most businesses, especially B2B suppliers. Dan Adams offers his advice on how you can ... Read More

Learn Jobs-to-be-Done in new book, The Statue in the Stone, by Scott Burleson

The Statue in the Stone Book by Scott Burleson

Scott Burleson, Senior Vice-President with The AIM Institute, has published a new book: The Statue in the Stone: Decoding Customer Motivation with the 48 Laws of Jobs-to-be-Done Philosophy. Jobs-to-be-Done is a framework for understanding the relationship between customer needs and the products they purchase. This book draws deeply from the works of Lance Bettencourt, Clayton ... Read More

Coatings Tech Magazine publishes “How to Avoid Commercial Risk in New Product Development” by Dan Adams

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CoatingsTech publishes “New Product Blueprinting: How to Avoid Commercial Risk in New Product Development” by Dan Adams. In this article, Dan draws on pragmatic and proven techniques for better understanding market needs and provides a “blueprint” to help new product teams eliminate commercial risk before products are even developed. About CoatingsTech As the flagship publication ... Read More

PDMA publishes “Four Steps to Product Management Excellence for B2B Companies” by Scott Burleson

4 Steps to Product Management article by Scott Burleson

PDMA publishes “Four Steps to Product Management Excellence for B2B Companies” by Scott Burleson. In this article, Scott challenges B2B firms to win the future by capitalizing on a distinct advantage they can achieve over their competition by following four simple steps. About PDMA The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) is a global community ... Read More