Lean Impact-a-thon Overview Presentation

Presented by: Alison GoldSaturday, September 6, 2014

10:00 am – 4:30 pmImpact Hub DC

#LeanImpactAlison: @AKGold11Eric: @EShih

THANKS TO OUR HOST!

LEAN STARTUP IS NOT

Cheap Startup

Fast Startup

Shortcut Startup

LEAN STARTUP IS A METHODOLOGY

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SO, HOW DO I DO THAT?

1. List your assumptions

2. Understand your customers or stakeholders

3. Experiment efficiently

4. Adjust direction based on evidence.

LIST YOUR ASSUMPTIONS

UNDERSTAND YOUR CUSTOMERS OR STAKEHOLDERS

EXPERIMENT EFFICIENTLY

ADJUST DIRECTION BASED ON EVIDENCE

Persevere Pivot

EXAMPLE: HOW DO BLIND PEOPLE FIND OUT THE TIME?

UNDERSTAND YOUR CUSTOMERS OR STAKEHOLDERS

EXPERIMENT EFFICIENTLY

ADJUST DIRECTION BASED ON EVIDENCE

www.eone-time.com

COMPLICATED ≠ COMPLEX

SOCIAL CHANGE IS COMPLEX

Vision

• What will the world look like when we succeed?

Barriers

• What do we think is preventing the world from being that way?

Hunches

• What do we think needs to happen to address the problem, and achieve our vision?

Vision

• What will the world look like when we succeed?

Make your vision specific and measurable!

Example:• 100% of DC school children graduate from high

school.

Generate a list of a bunch (15-20) of barriers!

Examples:• There are too many students in classrooms• Curriculum isn’t relevant or engaging• Students drop out of school

Barriers

• What do we think is preventing the world from being that way?

As a team, select one problem, and use the stickies to generate a bunch (15-20) of ideas.

Examples (for students dropping out):• Increase access to birth control• Ensure that kids aren’t promoted to the next

grade without getting the necessary skills.

Hunches

• What do we think needs to happen to address the problem, and achieve our vision?

Vision

Barriers

Hunches

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SO, WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

1. List your assumptions

2. Understand your customers or stakeholders

3. Experiment efficiently

4. Adjust direction based on evidence.

WHERE DO I GET DATA ON DC?

Population, race, ethnicity, income, poverty, employment, education, public assistance, single-parent families, low weight and teen

births, income, housing, crime and more are available from the Urban Institute and LISC:

www.neighborhoodinfodc.org

BE HERE AT 3:45 PM PREPARED TO SHARE THE ANSWERS TO THE

FOLLOWING…1. What was your team’s vision?2. What barrier did we decide to focus on that is

preventing your vision from being reality?3. What hunch did you decide to explore today?4. What are 3 things we learned about our hunch

through our work today?5. Given what you learned about your hunch—

would you pivot or persevere?

Presented by: Alison GoldSaturday, September 6, 2014

10:00 am – 4:30 pmImpact Hub DC

#LeanImpactAlison: @AKGold11Eric: @EShih