DATA INNOVATION CANVASES
Better AI starts
with better
data decisions.
Harness your data to create new opportunities and revenue streams.
FRAME THE OPPORTUNITY
FIND YOUR ADVANTAGE
CHOOSE WHAT GOES FIRSTTHE DATA INNOVATION CHALLENGE
Lots of data.
No clear path to value.
Your data sits across systems, teams and suppliers. You need a clear way to turn it into new value.
Competitors who turn data into better offers and lower costs raise the bar. Without a structured approach, valuable assets stay underused and opportunities go untested.
Build a repeatable way to find, combine and turn your data into competitive advantage.
COMBINE DATA. CREATE NEW VALUE.
Innovation happens
in the combinations.
Combine data sets to reveal what no single set can show. Use the canvases to find combinations that create new products, services and revenue streams.
readingsHow assets perform
historyWhat failed and when
conditionsHow assets are used
maintenanceA new service offer
NEW VALUELess downtime for customers. A new revenue stream for the business.
FIND YOUR ADVANTAGED DATA
FOCUS ON WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT
Not all data
is equal.
Find the underused data assets and combinations that can give your business an advantage.
- 01
Look beyond current uses.
Explore data that is overlooked, isolated or used for one narrow purpose.
- 02
Find what is hard to match.
Focus on data or combinations competitors cannot easily obtain or recreate.
- 03
Connect it to business value.
Choose where it can improve performance, strengthen your offer or create revenue.
A STRUCTURED PATH FROM DATA TO VALUE
Turn data into
business value.
Solve business problems. Improve outcomes. Explore new opportunities in your data.
- 01 / FRAME
Define the
opportunity.Start with data or a problem.
02 / EXPLOREBuild the
concept.Connect the change, value and data.
03 / DECIDEValidate before
you commit.Test assumptions. Set the next action.
- 04 / PORTFOLIO
Prioritise
investment.Rank the opportunities to develop.
Two starting points. One connected process.
THE CONNECTED CANVAS SYSTEM
Every canvas helps
align data with value.
Practical steps to identify value, validate opportunities and prioritise action.
SIMPLIFIED CANVAS REPRESENTATION
Find the data that can deliver an advantage.
Assess how unique your data is and where it can strengthen the business. Select up to three data assets or combinations to develop into opportunities.
Which data gives us an advantage?
DATA CARDS · A PRACTICAL TAXONOMY
See the data.
Find the value.
Give your team a shared language for data innovation. The Data Cards organise data types by business role, showing what each reveals and what to combine it with.
- Identify the data you have.
- Use familiar data types and source examples to spot overlooked assets.
- See what it can reveal.
- Connect each data type to a business question and a source of value.
- Find new combinations.
- Use suggested pairings to explore insights and opportunities one data set cannot reveal alone.
- What We Do
- Value Core
- How We Win and Serve
- How We Extend
Asset Health and Maintenance · Data Card 13 · Finished card artwork
Sensors and IoT
Monitors asset condition in real time, giving early warning of failures before downtime.
Capital and Cash Management
Shows when the cost of keeping an asset running exceeds the cost of replacing it.
A DECISION. AN OWNER. A NEXT STEP.
Leave with a decision
you can act on.
A prioritised opportunity, the evidence behind it and a named owner for the next action.
Discuss your opportunity- 01The business or customer benefit.
- 02A clear measure of success.
- 03The data required to deliver.
- 04The evidence behind the decision.
- 05The next action and deadline.
- 06A named owner.
BUILD YOUR NEXT ADVANTAGE
Create your next
competitive advantage.
Identify where your data can create revenue, improve performance or strengthen your offer.
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