Frontline Techniques

Investors and innovators: AmWell and Google rise to challenge dominant Teladoc

August 26th 2020

Teladoc’s year over year revenue has tripled, which is big news in an economy that has lost 15% of GDP. The growth of telehealth is a narcotically appealing to investors and competitors, which soon will include an IPO-fueled AmWell with Google as a key stakeholder.

Customer strategy foundation: SEC analysis determines how customers buy

January 30th 2019

Knowing whether buyers conduct consideration with complete, partial or minimal information about the qualities of goods they seek is an essential starting point for customer experience strategy. This post describes this technique and dynamics buyers encounter in considering purchasing each type of goods.

Framing stronger hypotheses with elaboration, iteration, and a Mad Lib

August 1st 2018

Meaningless A/B tests are pervasive because they’re so easy to run. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Roy Rosin, the Chief Innovation Officer at Penn Medicine’s Center for Healthcare Innovation, and Ryan Summer’s of Connective DX have some ideas that can help turn your tests in to durable assets. And it starts with a MadLib.

You’re invited to Life After Launch, the webinar

November 4th 2017

Surviving even a highly successful hospital website can be a bit harrowing. Often resources have been diverted from other projects, so the combinatin of latent needs and post-launch fixes can result in more activity after the launch than before it. But there are ways to manage expectations and demonstrate progress, so that your vision for digital transformation continues to advance rather than being sidetracked by its own success.

Introducing Wieneke’s Customer Value Buckets

March 15th 2017

Everyone’s Uber moment lies somewhere ahead. Ultimately, our customers determine when and how that shift will happen. Meanwhile, leaders seek to make disruptive moves their audiences will value over their alternatives. This week my agency’s newsletter highlighted Wieneke’s Value Buckets, which is a technique I’ve developed to help align cross disciplinary teams around how customer create value for companies. Take a look.

Strategic Change is a Value Judgement: Insights for Digital Transformation Leaders

January 21st 2017

Not all change is wise, but nearly all change is resisted. To overcome organizational inertia and lead the way to transformation, you may need the strategic clarity that only the delete key can deliver. Here are some tips from from the front lines of digital consulting on creating alignment for change.

Free Webinar: Digital Personalization – Tues. June 10 w/ ISITE Design

June 8th 2014

One key benefit of digital data is that it can be put to work to personalize digital visitor experiences. Three members of ISITE Design will share their insights on planning personalized digital experiences on a free webinar this Tuesday, June 10. (I work for ISITE — and am proud to share the work of my awesome colleagues.)

Google’s “Trust Issue” Isn’t Good vs. Evil – Ask the Clients and Staff Who Fear It Most

April 25th 2014

Evil or not, Google is fearsome. Its staff, Priceline, Expedia and TripAdvisor know this. Sure they still work with Google. That’s the point — we’re most vulnerable to those we depend on and perhaps already trust too much.

Lucky or Smart – Will Healthcare.gov Turn Out To Be Either?

October 25th 2013

A lot of opinions have been shared about the Healthcare.gov website — but few from people who have run challenging government IT initiatives themselves. I’ve done that a few times in several states, and the patterns that create risk in this kind of work are evident from a distance.

Four Beautiful Tools to Keep You Poised

September 26th 2013

Welcome to my Quick ‘n’ Dirty Fall edition of digital tools to make it easier to be awesome. These just keep coming up in conversations with friends who ask about managing priories and projects, great design, and making ideas visual. I’d love to hear what tools you like – and if you’ve used any of these.