Recently I met with a good colleague for a coffee to share experiences. One of the things, we discussed, was how to do a handover from a project, you started, to someone else who is going to turn it into a business. It's an important milestone for what we do at inQvation Studio, and thus… Continue reading Aim to get pushed
Welcome, Alita!
Today is a special day at inQvation Studio. Today is the day where Alita Juzene joins us as our new Growth Designer. Alita has a background as graphic designer specialized in digital concept development, and in the team she will be on point to help us bring our ideas to life, one experiment at a… Continue reading Welcome, Alita!
Show your ugliness
When you try to do something completely new, the only way you will know whether customers like it or reject it is if you show it to them. This is precisely the argument for why you should be running experiments again and again, as you try to move forward from idea to a product or… Continue reading Show your ugliness
Recharged and back
The summer is over. 3 weeks go by so fast, when you are having fun, and I definitely enjoyed some time off with my family with time spent visiting family in Jutland, going on some outings in and near Copenhagen and ending with a very hot but enjoyable week in Alcudia, Mallorca. It was also… Continue reading Recharged and back
See you after the summer
It has been a hectic 10 weeks since I joined inQvation as Head of Studio; brand new team forming, lots of things to put in place in order to enable us to have solid structure for what we have set out to do, lots of ideas under consideration and lots of interesting projects to contribute… Continue reading See you after the summer
Stay manageable
Yesterday I met with an former colleague who stepped down from a C-level job to essentially become a landlord renting out spare rooms in his house and making a nice flexible living doing so. It was very inspiring - and surprising. We took a walk, and he 'walked' me through his business and how he… Continue reading Stay manageable
Remember a pre-mortem
It is so easy being designated as the one who just says "No!" to everything and whose largest contribution to the team is to foster a negative energy in every room you enter. But have you ever thought about how these people may actually be trying to do something completely different and of immense value?… Continue reading Remember a pre-mortem
Deliver on the dream
I often talk about the need to meet with customers and understand what their needs are. But I also often struggle in getting through with the message of what the real potential of doing so is. So let me try it a slightly different way. When we sit down with potential customers, or we visit… Continue reading Deliver on the dream