Dan Rockwell - @floozyspeak INVENT TO INNOVATE Tuesday, October 2, 12
Dan Rockwelltwitter: @floozyspeakcontact: [email protected]
Enabling Ideas
11 years working in design research6 years obsessed with startups and making things4 years of making my own stuff
willing and welcome participant in the innovation culture shift at Ohio State
OSU TCO: [email protected]
Tuesday, October 2, 12
HUMBLE means... simple, fun, listener, observe, try really really
really really hard not to judge, even steven, natural, luck isn’t
luck its the flow of now (dude thats deep, i know!)
HUMBLE means... adaptive, bendable, fail likely but don’t worry, i’m not the customer, i
can relate but i need more data, every conversation could
matter, take the meeting, listen
FOR BIG KITTY? FOR INNOVATION?
HUMBLE
Tuesday, October 2, 12
FRISKY means... go go go. creative, crazy, rewarding, leap,
risky, unlimited lives, imagination, endless potential
FRISKY means... you get the meeting and you make it on time, passionate, purpose,
momentum, you want to do the work, you want to earn your way
into the mix
FOR BIG KITTY? FOR INNOVATION?
FRISKY
Tuesday, October 2, 12
CURIOUS means... leverage, experiment often, playful, every
failure is just another experiment validated
CURIOUS means... you read people, you understand the science behind motivation
interest engagement, you know the vector of what you’re doing,
tactful, insightful, listen, observe, learn everything
FOR BIG KITTY? FOR INNOVATION?
CURIOUS
Tuesday, October 2, 12
DRIVEN means... keep going, don’t stop, get more data, data is key, leverage everything, not everything makes sense do it anyways, do it for you, map it
out, see the future and realize it, celebrate it, participate in it
DRIVEN means... you need more than a splash to make a wake, its an effort, your idea
only dies when you let it
FOR BIG KITTY? FOR INNOVATION?
DRIVEN
Tuesday, October 2, 12
experimental
codemonkey
surgical
mercenary
discovery
complementary
difficult
exact
vague
partner
relationship
conc
ept
Types of work we see in the startup gig-o-sphere.
Big Kitty Labs 2011
sub 15k funded
money not an obstacle
runway funds burning fast
sub 100k funded
types of gigshow they are funded
fresh, eager, open, inexperiencedsemi-experience, burnt, pivot adverse
aggressive, focused, builders
seasoned, advisable, builders
types of people
twit id: @floozyspeak
Tuesday, October 2, 12
THE ONLY THING HOLDING YOU BACK FROM THE BIG IDEA IS YOUR UNWILLINGNESS TO EITHER
A: SEE
B: LISTEN
C: PARTICIPATE, SHARE
D: DEAL
Tuesday, October 2, 12
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
A: MENTOR, SEE TCO
B: LEAD, SEE TCO
C: LEARN, SEE TCO
D: OBSERVE, OPEN YOUR EYES + MIND
Tuesday, October 2, 12