The current way most corporations and innovation groups use the Horizon Planning Model is fundamentally wrong. The original purpose of this model was to help businesses find ways to protect their existing revenue sources and develop new future ones. The Modern Horizon Model arbitrarily assigns a time variable based on "innovation level" though the timing and outcome is unknown and mostly unknowable. Visibility Planning uses market-based evidence to define horizon timing rather than guesswork. This allows organizations to determine investment levels in proportion to uncertainty.

Join this session to learn about:
1. How to performs needs portfolio management
2. Opportunity discovery techniques
3. Evidence-based product prioritization

Brant Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Entrepreneur and CEO of Moves the Needle. With over two decades of expertise helping companies bring innovative products to market, he blends agile, design thinking, and lean methodologies to ignite entrepreneurial action within large organizations. Brant has a unique take on disrupting our current way of thinking in order to be closer to customers, move faster, and act bolder. He has experienced monumental milestones such as IPO, acquisition, rapid growth, and crushing failure. He serves as a global keynote speaker, mentor to entrepreneurs, and trusted advisor to corporate executives. His mission is to teach leaders how to find personal and economic growth through creating new value for fellow humans.