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Know Your Customers Jobs to Be Done

Firms have never known more about their customers, but their innovation processes remain hit-or-miss. Why? According to Christensen and his coauthors, product developers focus too much on building customer profiles and looking for correlations in data. To create offerings that people truly want to buy, firms instead need to home in on the job the customer is trying to get done.

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How Shohei Ohtani became Japan's biggest baseball export    
How Shohei Ohtani became Japan's biggest baseball export
This is why, with the promise of greater things to come, companies will want to piggyback on Ohtani\'s success and Japanese fans will be willing to travel to the US to pack the stadiums to watch him in action.






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Record-breaking heatwave eases as two months' worth of rain soaks parts of South Australia    
Record-breaking heatwave eases as two months' worth of rain soaks parts of South Australia
On Saturday afternoon, tens of thousands of people sweated it out at several concerts at Homebush in Sydney's west, with the mercury climbing to 43C before a southerly change swept through after 6pm.Extra staff were on hand to help those overwhelmed by the heat at separate concerts by the Foo Fighters and 50 Cent, and the hard techno music festival Epik, where four people were taken to hospital on Saturday.


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Tennessee storms: tornadoes kill at least six and cut power to tens of thousands    
Tennessee storms: tornadoes kill at least six and cut power to tens of thousands
“We are still in the search and rescue phase of this disaster,” the Montgomery County said in its Facebook statement. A local school and church were set up to shelter those displaced or in need of assistance, the statement added.




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The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn.    
The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn.
Mike McIntire is an investigative reporter. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022 for his reporting on the hidden financial incentives behind police traffic stops, and has written in depth on campaign finance, gun violence and corruption in college sports. More about Mike McIntire


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John Whitmire, a Moderate Democrat, Wins Runoff for Houston Mayor    
John Whitmire, a Moderate Democrat, Wins Runoff for Houston Mayor
Mr. Tameez added that voters in Houston, despite favoring Democrats in statewide and national elections, are more centrist than those in other major cities. “We are not San Francisco, we’re not New York,” he said. “Texas Democrats will always be different.”




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Gap between haves and have-nots widening, report warns    
Gap between haves and have-nots widening, report warns
A spokesperson for the Department for Work and Pensions said: \"There are 1.7 million fewer people, including 400,000 children, in absolute poverty when compared to 2010. But we understand some families are still struggling.


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Pressure Rising on U.S. After Vetoing U.N. Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza    
Pressure Rising on U.S. After Vetoing U.N. Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
Edward Wong is a diplomatic correspondent who has reported for The Times for more than 24 years from New York, Baghdad, Beijing and Washington. He was on a team of Pulitzer Prize finalists for Iraq War coverage. More about Edward Wong




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6 Dead and 23 Injured as Tornadoes Tear Through Tennessee    
6 Dead and 23 Injured as Tornadoes Tear Through Tennessee
As colder air pushes through Sunday and into Monday, the rain will transition to a wintry mix and snow, most likely affecting higher elevations of the Appalachians and the interior Northeast.


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6 Dead, Nearly 2 Dozen Injured After Severe Storms Tear Through Central Tennessee    
6 Dead, Nearly 2 Dozen Injured After Severe Storms Tear Through Central Tennessee
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Lakers Win First-Ever NBA In-Season Tournament Title    
Lakers Win First-Ever NBA In-Season Tournament Title
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LSU Quarterback Wins Heisman Trophy With Prolific Season    
LSU Quarterback Wins Heisman Trophy With Prolific Season
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Shohei Ohtani Agrees To Record $700 Million, 10-year Contract With Dodgers    
Shohei Ohtani Agrees To Record $700 Million, 10-year Contract With Dodgers
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Adam Driver Gets Brutally Honest With Santa Claus In 'SNL' Monologue    
Adam Driver Gets Brutally Honest With Santa Claus In 'SNL' Monologue
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Adam Driver Drops An X-Rated Gift Idea Just In Time For The Holidays On 'SNL'    
Adam Driver Drops An X-Rated Gift Idea Just In Time For The Holidays On 'SNL'
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Severe storms tear through central Tennessee, leaving 6 dead and nearly 2 dozen injured    
Severe storms tear through central Tennessee, leaving 6 dead and nearly 2 dozen injured
The storm came nearly two years to the day after the National Weather Service recorded 41 tornadoes through a handful of states, including 16 in Tennessee and eight in Kentucky. A total of 81 people died in Kentucky alone.




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Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after U.S. veto derails Security Council efforts to halt war    
Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after U.S. veto derails Security Council efforts to halt war
Israel has designated a narrow patch of barren southern coastline, Muwasi, as a safe zone. But Palestinians described desperately overcrowded conditions with scant shelter and no toilets. They faced an overnight temperature of around 11 degrees Celsius (52 degrees Fahrenheit).


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Tories warn Rishi Sunak that his Rwanda plan 'will never be law'    
Tories warn Rishi Sunak that his Rwanda plan 'will never be law'
"While they're all swanning around self-importantly, in their factions and their 'star chambers', fighting like rats in a sack, there's a country out here that isn't being governed," he will say. "I have dragged this Labour party back to service, and I will do the same to British politics. I won't let the Tories drag our country down with them."


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Sisi poised to win power again, but Egyptians' minds are on Gaza    
Sisi poised to win power again, but Egyptians' minds are on Gaza
"The more images of bombings, the angrier the public gets, including at the government for being so powerless in terms of being unwilling to force Israel to open the borders and let in more aid. They need to show they have a role in terms of forcing a ceasefire and refusing the displacement of Palestinians into Sinai. If they fail, the question becomes: how are they both failing and not letting us vent this anger through protests?"


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Annastacia Palaszczuk's annointed successor, Steven Miles, likely to face challenge, say Queensland Labor MPs    
Annastacia Palaszczuk's annointed successor, Steven Miles, likely to face challenge, say Queensland Labor MPs
He replaced Jackie Trad as treasurer in 2020, and recently delivered the country's largest surplus, thanks in part to his controversial decision to increase royalties on coal production.


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Steven Miles confirms run for Queensland Labor leader - as it happened    
Steven Miles confirms run for Queensland Labor leader - as it happened
The state's hardline approach to the pandemic, characterised by border closures, were politically popular within Queensland. But for many in the intertwined communities along the NSW frontier, bureaucracy trumped common sense.


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Foreign investors who snap up Australian homes to face higher taxes    
Foreign investors who snap up Australian homes to face higher taxes
“Currently build-to-rent investors can be subject to different, higher fees if their projects involve particular kinds of land, like residential land,” Chalmers said in a joint statement with the housing minister, Julie Collins.


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Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy heads to Argentina; Kyiv condemns Russia election plans    
Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy heads to Argentina; Kyiv condemns Russia election plans
The Finnish supreme court has blocked the extradition of a Russian neo-Nazi group leader who fought in Ukraine, Jan Petrovsky, warning of the risk that he could be susceptible to inhuman treatment, which is precluded under the European convention on human rights.


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Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli forces continue push into southern Gaza amid 'apocalyptic' humanitarian situation    
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli forces continue push into southern Gaza amid 'apocalyptic' humanitarian situation
More than 130 Palestinian families have been forcibly displaced from Bedouin communities by Israeli forces and extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank since 7 October, the Palestinian foreign ministry has said. At least 260 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by extremist Israeli settlers since then, Palestinian health minister Mai al-Kaila said.


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Cop28 live: focus on food and agriculture as climate change summit continues    
Cop28 live: focus on food and agriculture as climate change summit continues
At the same time, the negotiations – over fossil fuels, climate finance and more – continue at pace as we enter the final days of the summit and we’ll have any updates for you on those.


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'I keep asking myself how will I die?' Gaza residents in fear as battle for Khan Younis escalates    
'I keep asking myself how will I die?' Gaza residents in fear as battle for Khan Younis escalates
What that means for those still in the city is weeks more of conflict. "It was a night of heavy gunfire and shelling," said Taha Abdel-Rahman, a Khan Younis resident on Saturday morning. "As every night."


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Portcullis House needs overhaul to 'prevent glass falling on to people'    
Portcullis House needs overhaul to 'prevent glass falling on to people'
"External experts have advised that the roof is safe. To provide further reassurance, and as an additional safety mitigation, netting is being installed under the atrium roof ahead of the longer-term and wider programme of works."


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Kindertransport success of 'Britain's Schindler' celebrated in new film and exhibition    
Kindertransport success of 'Britain's Schindler' celebrated in new film and exhibition
Two of the Kindertransportees carried photographs of their young selves, something Hill found very moving. "It shows the value an image can have. On the other hand Professor Peter Schiller brought his childhood pencil case with him and was holding it tight to his chest in one pose. It still connected him to his past life."


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'Like unscrambling an egg': scientists alter DNA to save Scottish wildcats    
'Like unscrambling an egg': scientists alter DNA to save Scottish wildcats
This point was backed by Lawson. "It will take 10 to 20 generations of careful breeding and genetic analysis to recover the complete wildcat genome," he told the Observer. "That poses all sorts of problems, not least financial. But we're applying for money to start. We should be clear: the breeding programme is our last chance to save the Scottish wildcat."


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A New Era of Income Investing Is Turning Boomers Into Bond Buyers    
A New Era of Income Investing Is Turning Boomers Into Bond Buyers
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Crew stay true to identity to land 3rd MLS Cup    
Crew stay true to identity to land 3rd MLS Cup
After being soundly outplayed in the first half, LAFC was much better after halftime. LAFC cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 74th minute on a goal from Dénis Bouanga, but -- unlike last year\'s MLS Cup, when Gareth Bale rescued the game late in extra time -- the equalizer never came.


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Lakers' NBA Cup win proves one thing: Stars like LeBron, AD are key    
Lakers' NBA Cup win proves one thing: Stars like LeBron, AD are key
\"A hell of a one-two punch, and that one or two could be either one of them on any given night,\" Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. \"At the end of the day, they know how to take it to that next level when everything is on the line.\"


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Nagbe and Morris instrumental in Columbus Crew's MLS Cup win    
Nagbe and Morris instrumental in Columbus Crew's MLS Cup win
Two hours after the game, the rain that had fallen during the match was still coming down. The crowd had long since departed, eager to take their celebration of the club\'s third MLS Cup to environs both drier and wetter. (The latter in term of beverages to be consumed.) Confetti still dotted the ground. But Morris could be seen standing in the center circle, taking in the evening\'s events, and his second MLS Cup.


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Haney is already a star; now he needs the super fights    
Haney is already a star; now he needs the super fights
Haney has that same chance now. With his blend of charisma, elite boxing skills and willingness to be great, Haney simply needs to continue what he\'s doing and do it against the biggest attractions in the sport, too.


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Passan: Ohtani's new contract is just his latest feat to shock the world    
Passan: Ohtani's new contract is just his latest feat to shock the world
Ohtani will be at the center of it. Following a physical he is expected to pass even with his recently repaired elbow, he will be a Dodger. The rest of the sport, consequently, is on notice. This is Dodgers 2.0, bigger and better than ever, with the best player alive at the heart of it. And as spring training approaches and the Dodgers round out their roster and the full picture of this superteam\'s future comes into focus, we\'ll look back on the tortuous -- and, for Toronto, torturous -- 30 hours that delivered Shohei Ohtani to Los Angeles and remember them for their shock, sure, but for their awe too.


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Next year's Heisman now: Who could take home CFB's top award?    
Next year's Heisman now: Who could take home CFB's top award?
Daniels\' 2023 campaign was derailed by back injuries. He was sidelined for much of the season and last played Sept. 23. He was the Big 12 preseason offensive player of the year after a standout season in 2022. If he\'s healthy in 2024, Daniels could be right back in the hunt for the stiff-armed trophy.




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