Unifying Business, Data, and Code

Chapter 10. Spectrums of Success

In Chapter 9, we embarked on a journey to illuminate the path from ambiguity to clarity, transforming the diffuse light of a bulb into the sharp focus of a laser. The transformational nature of unifying allowed us to identify and address ambiguity in processes and decision points, leading to stronger and more effective collaboration.

Building on the metaphor of light from Chapter 9, we introduce success spectrums in this chapter—a colorful, linear progression that symbolizes the various stages of success in an innovation project.

Much like the visible light spectrum progresses through the colors from red to violet, the spectrum of success represents a journey. It’s a pathway where each color signifies a different state or stage of success, guiding us from the initial idea to the realization of our goal.

In this chapter you will learn strategies and tools for:

Success spectrums

Continuums that define the current state to the ideal future, with clear, sequential steps

Structured knowledge

Defining objectives, knowledge, and progress in a way that can be computationally implemented

Problem landscapes

A tool to visualize and prioritize organizational challenges

Creative thought experimentation using “demons”

A novel way to explore possibilities and break barriers in innovation

An Introduction to Knowledge Frameworks

Consider a hypothetical situation: you are a student in college, taking a math test that has a single question. If you successfully ...