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Improving Decisions Through Knowledge & Perspective It’s possible, it’s necessary and it’s an advantage.

Better Decision Making - An Introduction to LIFT PhD

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Improving Decisions ThroughKnowledge & Perspective

It’s possible, it’s necessary and it’s an advantage.

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State of Corporate Decision Making

Only 28% of corporate executives think that good decisions happen regularly in their organization*

*. D. Lovallo and Olivier Sibony, McKinsey Quarterly, “The Case for Behavioral Strategy” http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/ strategy/the_case_for_behavioral_strategy

Missing Knowledge

Capabilities Shortfall

Poor Problem Definition

Internal Biases

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Different Decisions Require Different Knowledge

Primary Knowledge

Practical Experience

Tactical MethodsSolution providers & Implementers

What Should it be? Research / EvidenceProblem Framing

Perspective

What can it be? Experience

Best PracticesIndustry Knowledge

What will it be? Experience

Tactical MethodsSolution Knowledge

Industry experts

Researchers

SalesForce, SatMetrix, Accenture, Oracle, IBM

McKinsey, Accenture, IBM, GLG

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What is LIFT PhD

LIFT PhD is a network that matches companies that have unique challenges, decisions and issues to business school professors who can provide deep functional expertise – for advice, consulting or executive education. 

Penn State, USC, UCLA, NCSU, Yale, Temple, Alabama, Michigan, Columbia……

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How to Think of Using LIFT PhD

Outside perspective

Understand options

Access cutting edge thinking

Conduct sophisticated research

Get advanced analyses

Gain new market insights  

Think through a difficult challenge

Optimize a decision

Understand best practices

Improve staff capabilities 

Pricing

Innovation

Sales

Service

Strategy

Branding

Channels

Digital Marketing

Promotions

Social Media

HOW TO USE WHERE TO USE

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A Success Story

2005

2005

2008

2008

3.5 Million

2 Million

• Georgia Aquarium saw declining, then flat attendance• They were unsure how to improve attendance• The aquarium hired professors to unpack the problem• The professors helped discover the most profitable 

customers• And they created a media optimization model• A $700k increase in spending helped the aquarium to 

exceed revenue targets by $8mm (a 12‐fold ROI)

Attend

ance

10%

Revenu

e

12%

See full HBR article here ‐ https://hbr.org/2015/01/boosting‐demand‐in‐the‐experience‐economy

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When to Engage a Professor

When you need…• Functional experts• Problem solvers• People developers• Unbiased perspective• Reasonable pricing

When you need…• Deep industry expertise• A big team• Aggressive time frame

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What LIFT Professors Offer

Brief, Focused Insights Extended, Deeper Insights

Conversations

Review & Feedback

Custom Webinar

Research & Analysis

Training & Workshops

Custom Consulting

Important Ongoing Now

Critical  Substantial Future

Information Needs

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Help Comes in Many Forms – Some Brief

• A CONVERSATION is a call of sixty minutes or less with a professor on a topic defined by the client. The call is intended to assist the client in short bursts –learning, testing hypotheses, getting feedback, or simply seeking outside perspective and guidance.

• REVIEW & FEEDBACK offers a company the opportunity to have a professor review internal documents such as a marketing plan and provide feedback, questions, and recommendations based on deep domain expertise.

• A CUSTOM WEBINAR is created based on cutting edge knowledge to meet a client team’s specific topic objectives. It is designed and delivered remotely by a professor and is typically between sixty and ninety minutes in length. 

Brief, Focused Insights

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Help Comes in Many Forms – Some Deeper

• RESEARCH & ANALYSIS assistance offered by professors can range from basic research design to execution of interviews, surveys, & experiments to sophisticated integration and analyses of data sets using techniques ranging from frequencies and t‐tests to conjoint analysis and econometric modeling.

• TRAINING & WORKSHOPS of varying lengths are structured events to emphasize some combination of concept understanding, skill development, and decision‐making by one or more client teams.

• CUSTOM CONSULTING is any assistance of an extended duration provided by a professor to address a defined client objective such as how to price a new product, define a market strategy, enhance R&D creativity, or improve the customer experience. 

Extended, Deeper Insights

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Why Connect via LIFT PhD

• Pre‐qualified professors on expertise & experience • No hassle identifying an interested professor• Easy to find right expert for your challenge• Small and big project possibilities• No cost to evaluate professor options• Great value for exceptional expertise• Service & support focus of LIFT PhD

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Contact Information

Email: [email protected].  844‐LIFTPhDTwitter: @LIFTPhD

www.LIFTPhD.com

Info.LIFTPhD.com/blog