JTBD framework helps understand customer needs through product usage. Framework focuses on outcomes rather than features and solutions. Clayton Christensen coined the term "jobs to be done"
JTBD is a business theory that customers "hire" products to solve problems. Theory originated from Outcome-Driven Innovation (ODI) by Tony Ulwick. Clayton Christensen popularized ODI as jobs to be done
Template.net offers free PowerPoint roadmaps for product development. Templates include infographics and basic layouts with relevant content. Available in both PowerPoint and Google Slides formats
Manages thousands of sub-assemblies and parts from standards libraries. Supports both top-down and bottom-up design methods. Includes extensive database of fasteners and materials. Provides parametric modeling for multiple design options
Commercialization is introducing new products or methods into commerce. Many technologies start in labs but may not be practical for commercial use. Commercialization differs from sales, marketing, or business development
Chemical engineers convert raw materials into products using chemistry and basic sciences. Term appeared in print in 1839, suggesting mechanical engineering knowledge in chemical industry. Edward Charles Howard (1774-1816) considered first eminent chemical engineer