Become great at building an innovative product
Online course
By Chad Sanderson,
Head of Product, Data Platform @ Convoy
Course length: 2h 24min
Some of the companies that train their teams at CXL:
The top tier tech companies have something in common: They are innovating more rapidly than most of their legacy competitors combined. That rapid iteration and innovation is the by product of great CRO. This mini course will teach you how to leverage CRO like Amazon and other tech companies do in order to gain a tremendous lead on their competitors.
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Skills you will master
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Chad Sanderson
Head of Product, Data Platform @ Convoy
Chad Sanderson is a Digital Optimization, Testing, and Personalization specialist focused on the strategy, design, implementation, and analysis of winning experiments.
Chad is a passionate believer in the power of data, combining deep actionable insights with UX and Content strategy to create better websites and mobile apps.
Your course curriculum
Building an innovative product
1 Amazon’s success
In this lesson, we will take a look at how some companies fail to innovate while others succeed.
Topics covered:
- Understand the central pillars of innovation behind Amazon’s success
- Learn the difference between startup culture and Small businesses
- Understand the risks of failing to innovate
2 Building an Innovative Product Pt. 1
Choosing the "right idea" is a primary challenge that faces innovation. This lesson will illustrate how to use an innovation flywheel to help learners how to prioritize.
Topics covered:
- Build an innovation flywheel
- Understand the steps to feature prioritization
- Learn how to conduct customer RCA
3 Building an Innovative Product Pt. 2
Let's go build something!
Topics covered:
- Learn how to create PR/FAQs
- Learn to create a project proposal
- Evaluate the costs and risks from a technical POV
4 Incentivizing innovation
Innovation comes from your employees, but how can you channel their creativity into meaningful change?
Topics covered:
- Understand Incentivization Structures for Innovation
- Define Northstar Metrics
- Define OKRs
- Learn how to launch a Moonshot
5 Putting it all together
In the final lesson, we will go over an entire run-down of an innovation case study to give perspective to your future projects.
Topics covered:
- Define the four types of ‘Innovation’
- Categorize real-world examples of innovation
- Understand the risks of failing to innovate
- Assign your business an innovation ranking
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Learn how to build an innovative product: FAQ
What will you learn in this course?
After taking this course, you will understand how to leverage CRO as other giants do, learn the difference between startup culture and small businesses, build an innovation flywheel, understand prioritization, conduct customer RCA, create PR/FAQs and project proposals, evaluate costs and risk, and define north star metrics and OKRs.
What does the course include?
Our Innovative Product training includes 6 lessons, 1 downloadable resource, 2h 32min of video material, several assignments, and a final exam.
Are subtitles available for the lessons?
Lessons have English subtitles and transcriptions available.
Will I receive a certificate of completion?
After taking this course, you will receive the Innovative Product Certification from CXL, with credentials that you can add to your LinkedIn profile.
What is the refund policy?
All plans come with a 7-day no questions asked money back period.
Can I buy just this course?
Yes, you can buy individual, lifetime access to this training. You can also buy a Minidegree. If a course is a puzzle piece, then a Minidegree is the whole puzzle. It’s a complete training program that teaches you everything from A to Z and takes you on a path towards becoming the top 1% marketer.
How long will it take for me to finish it?
This is entirely up to you – it’s how many study hours per week you can put in. This course is 2h 32min long.