INNOVATION ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES
A FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED AT UC BERKELEY

A FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED AT UC BERKELEY
Innovative projects start with a story narrative. E.g. NABC, AxB, "low-tech demo", or inspiring product demonstration.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want”
Set technology strategy to achieve flexibility and speed/ease of incremental development.
Choose a project scope/objective which the ecosystem will support.
A successful project should have
1) An exciting story
2) Logical, high powered execution
3) Social progress
Use inductive learning for technology, tools, validation, business model, language, and sales cycles.
Project execution is accomplished in agile increments, generally starting from the user’s touch point.
Always be able to separate what you know will work and what you don't know.
Learn to use powerful tools, e.g. software tools, user interfaces to equipment, business tools, math tools, etc.
A leader’s primary job is to select, recruit, support and align the best team. The most important element in the team is "trust".
Innovation behaviors across the team include wide comfort zone, EQ, grit, and a balance of broad thinkers and reliable, functional experts.
Fosters innovation by allowing intellectually diverse people to mix/collide under pressure and common purpose.