Curated Resources for Continued Learning

The JTBD Toolkit can help you answer the question: Where can I learn more?  On you path to becoming an expert, our resource library will show you the way. 

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Case Study

JTBD at Scale

Disrupting the status quo with customer focus

In this free case study, originally published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Digital and Social Media Marketing, you'll learn the five critical phases that helped them shift from technology-driven to customer-centric innovation, and how you can apply these insights to transform your own organization.

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JTBD Hypothesis Canvas

Our all-new canvas! Get this free tool for scoping your JTBD landscape.

This free downloadable tool comes with a blank canvas and an instruction guide to help you shape your organization's JTBD journey. 

Jim Kalbach

JTBD Hypothesis Canvas: Your Blueprint for Guided discovery

This instructional article introduces the Jobs to be Done (JTBD) Hypothesis Canvas, a collaboration tool designed to help teams align on the right customer problem before exploring solutions.

The canvas addresses the common mistake of jumping to solutions too quickly by providing a structured approach to scope customer discovery efforts.

Jim Kalbach

Towards a Human-centered Business

In this post, author and instructor Jim Kalbach makes a call for organizations to become more human-centered.

Recent Articles

Job Stories Revisted

Jobs stories are a popular format for communicating top customer pain points. Find out about an updated approach to using job stories in this article.

Drills and Milkshakes;  say yes to the mess

They don't call it the "fuzzy" front end of innovation for nothing: it's messy out there. Understanding human needs, desires and behaviors is anything but straightforward. Embrace it with JTBD.

Advocating Change with JTBD

JTBD can be a powerful level for change, but you first have to bring it into your team. Find out some first steps to take in this article.

How to Formulate  Job Statements

JTBD comes with a language for describing what motivates people to adopt a given innovation or not. Getting the formulation right is key. Find out how in this article.

JTBD Untangled

Recordings from our monthly Q&A session, Jim and company take questions from JTBD practitioners and provide direction for taking the next steps with Jobs To Be Done.

Guiding Innovation Teams with JTBD

with Jay Gerhart

Power of Empathy in JTBD Research

With Michele Hanson

Deploying AI to Revolutionize JTBD Research

with Evan Shore

JTBD at Scale

With Sabrina Duda and Yann Wermuth