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- In this lesson,

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you learned where innovative ideas come from.

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Innovation often occurs when you are a lead user.

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Lead users are the first people in the market

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to experience a certain need.

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In MIT classrooms, we say that their requirements

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predate the general market demand.

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This process can happen when you use an existing innovation

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in a new context.

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Julio devised his laryngoscope to use an unstable

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environments, like inside a helicopter.

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Now, let's apply this thinking to your life.

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Let's take stock of the problems that you have.

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Take some paper and a pen,

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and of course if you're still driving,

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just think about it in your mind.

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Write down as many problems as come to mind.

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At work, at home, or in your hobbies.

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After you've done that, let's prioritize the problems.

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List what you've written in the order of importance.

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Let's ask, why are some problems more important than others?

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Other patterns that you see.

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Which are the ones that you're willing to suffer,

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and which are the ones that really need a solution?

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Which are the ones that have resulted

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from a change in context?

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Try to rank the problems by severity and frequency.

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At MIT, we'll call that problem

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amplitude and frequency.

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How severe is the problem?

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How often does it occur?

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What are the ones that are both severe and frequent?

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Have you tried finding or even inventing solutions to them?

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Have the solutions worked?

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Why or why not?

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(bright music)

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- Knowable.

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Now, you know.