CREATING BREAKTHROUGH
PRODUCTS
INNOVATION FROM PRODUCT
PLANNING ; TO PROGRAM APPROVAL
Most products fail. Some
succeed. A few redefine their markets-or even create entirely new markets. This book is
about what it takes to create those breakthrough products. Drawing upon nearly a decade of
advanced research, Jonathan Cagan and Craig M. Vogel identify the key factors associated
with successful innovation-and offer a revolutionary approach to building tomorrow's great
products.
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Gain real insight into emerging trends-in both consumer and industrial markets
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Identify Product Opportunity Gaps that can lead to entirely new markets
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Navigate the "Fuzzy Front End" of the product development process, when products
and markets aren't yet defined
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Make appropriate use of both qualitative and quantitative tools
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Connect strategic planning and brand management to product development
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Build diverse product teams that work together smoothly ?
Creating Breakthrough
Products transforms innovation from serendipity to science, giving you tools for creating
products that change the rules of the game and achieve significant competitive advantage.
JONATHAN CAGAN is a Professor
of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His work focuses on the early
stages of product development with emphasis on engineering design, interdisciplinan
collaborations, formal design synthesis, and computational design tools. Dr. Cagan is a
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a registered Professional
Engineer.
CRAIG M. VOGEL is a Professor
in the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University. His areas of expertise include
product design, product aesthetics, design history, team management, and design patent
litigation. Professor Vogel is a Fellow, and former President, of the Industrial Designers
Society of America (IDSA).
Professors Cagan and Vogel
have collaborated for close to a decade in teaching, research, and consulting in the area
of integrated new product development. For more information see www.creatingbreakthroughproducts.com.
300 pages