Innovation in Action: 5 Lessons from John Lewis' Monty's Magical Toy Machine. Dan Kirby and Rick Grundy, Co-Founders at Techdept.

1. INNOVATION IN ACTION
Rick Grundy
CTO
Techdept
@RichardGrundy
Dan Kirby
CEO
Techdept
@TheDanKirby

2. Rick Grundy
CTO
Techdept
@RichardGrundy
Dan Kirby
CEO
Techdept
@TheDanKirby

4. MONTY’S
MAGICAL TOY MACHINE

6. AWARDS
and media.
*155 media articles across
national, consumer lifestyle, technology and
regional media
Reach of over 279 million globally
Multi-award nominated,
and key part of Gold win at Cannes Lions.
*
*

7. INNOVATION!

8. 5 STEPS
to innovation success…

9. 1. Clear vision
2. No Walls
3. Success needs failure
4. Buckle up
5. Open your mind

10. 1.
CLEAR VISION

11. MAKE A CHILD’S TOY
COME TO LIFE

12. Complex and
demanding consumer.

13. Complex technical
challenge.

14. A big team with
multiple stakeholders.

16. 2.
NO WALLS

18. 3.
SUCCESS
NEEDS FAILURE

19. Treat failure like
a scientist.

20. Before
Grover Kinect alpha
After

21. Before
Scary hand scanner bear
After

22. Scary bear rigging

23. Before
The Paddington break through
After

24. Before After
Photogrammetry

26. 4.
BUCKLE UP

27. Expect a bumpy ride!

30. 5.
OPEN YOUR MIND

32. 5 STEPS
to innovation success…

33. 1. Clear vision
2. No Walls
3. Success needs failure
4. Buckle up
5. Open your mind

34. “If you always do what you’ve always
done, you’ll always get what you’ve
always got.”
HENRY FORD

35. INNOVATION IN ACTION
Rick Grundy
CTO
Techdept
@RichardGrundy
Dan Kirby
CEO
Techdept
@TheDanKirby