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    What is Jobs to be Done (JTBD)?

    What is Jobs to be Done (JTBD)?

    Upgrade your user, not your product. Don’t build better cameras — build better photographers.
    Go to the profile of Alan Klement
    Alan Klement
    Oct 9, 2016
    Know the Two — Very — Different Interpretations of Jobs to be Done

    Know the Two — Very — Different Interpretations of Jobs to be Done

    The popularity of Jobs to be Done has exploded in recent years. This has been both good and bad.
    Go to the profile of Alan Klement
    Alan Klement
    Jan 15
    5 Mistakes to Avoid When First Learning Jobs to be Done

    5 Mistakes to Avoid When First Learning Jobs to be Done

    Common mistakes to avoid and some takeaways to remember
    Go to the profile of Alan Klement
    Alan Klement
    Sep 7
    Concepts
    Progress: The Core of Jobs to be Done

    Progress: The Core of Jobs to be Done

    What do we mean by “progress”? How is it different than goals? How does Progress thinking help us?
    Go to the profile of Alan Klement
    Alan Klement
    Sep 21
    Great Innovators Start with Customer Struggles (Not Customer Needs)

    Great Innovators Start with Customer Struggles (Not Customer Needs)

    Teams create the most value for customers when they know the difference between customer needs and struggles
    Go to the profile of Josh Furnas
    Josh Furnas
    Nov 30, 2017
    Get out of your product bubble: defining competitive markets

    Get out of your product bubble: defining competitive markets

    If you are defining competitive markets as a certain type of products you are limiting your growth and innovation potential. Even worse, it…
    Go to the profile of Tor L. Bollingmo
    Tor L. Bollingmo
    Jul 21, 2015
    Finding Jobs To Be Done
    The JTBD Research Process We Used To Build Our MVP for Userlist.io

    The JTBD Research Process We Used To Build Our MVP for Userlist.io

    When Jane Portman, Benedikt Deicke and I decided to join forces on Userlist.io, none of us wanted to start a company based on our personal…
    Go to the profile of Claire Suellentrop
    Claire Suellentrop
    Apr 27
    My life through a Jobs to be done lens: why I hire music

    My life through a Jobs to be done lens: why I hire music

    As a UX researcher who has been practicing over the past ten years I am always looking for innovative ways to conduct studies. Whether I’m…
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    Michael Morgan
    Mar 27
    Asking why is not always the best strategy

    Asking why is not always the best strategy

    Pushing toward a deeper need is good, but you need to know when and how to draw the line at productive questioning.
    Go to the profile of Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
    Dan(iel) Ritz(enthaler)
    Aug 7, 2014
    Designing for Jobs to be Done
    Advances in Job Stories (Video)

    Advances in Job Stories (Video)

    How to use Jobs Stories to design new product concepts and new experiences
    Go to the profile of Alan Klement
    Alan Klement
    Jul 24
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