Nine Windows is a technique that helps you examine the innovation opportunity across the dimensions of time (past, current, future) and space (super-system, system, sub-system). For instance, say you’re designing metal utensils that can be used on an airplane to eat, but not to use as a weapon. Instead of innovating the utensils themselves, you could focus your efforts on the raw materials that make up the utensils (sub-system), or even on the surrounding environment (super-system).
The core of Nine Windows is a simple grid consisting of nine boxes, or windows. Filling in the boxes provides eight additional perspectives on the problem you’ve identified, and helps you decide how and at what level to apply innovation. As such, you should leverage Nine Windows early in your project to better scope the innovation opportunity.
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Author: Dr. Phil Samuel
