John Gusiff

    Choosing the Right JTBD Framework for Growth, Product, and Experience

    4.9/5(13)

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    Summary

    4.9

    Created with AI, based on 13 verified reviews

    John Gusiff has strong, verifiable credibility. A 20+ year consulting firm with a substantial, named client roster spanning major brands across industries.

    The course's near-perfect rating (4. 9/13) and multiple detailed, named testimonials from professionals at real companies (Travelers, Porch.

    com) reinforce this. At $825 for a focused 2-week course comparing three specific, well-established frameworks, it's a reasonably efficient, well-substantiated investment for product and CX professionals specifically working with JTBD methodology.

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    $825

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    What You'll Learn

    • Quantifying unmet needs using Opportunity Scores
    • Comparing Ulwick's ODI, Kalbach's Canvas, and Boehme's Wheel
    • Matching innovation types to the right JTBD framework
    • Distinguishing idea-driven innovation from JTBD-driven innovation
    • Applying functional, emotional, and social job types
    • Shifting from product thinking to customer progress thinking

    Best For

    • Product marketers doing customer research
    • CX and customer success professionals
    • Service designers mapping experiences
    • Product strategists and innovators

    Not For

    • Non-product roles, unrelated to CX
    • People unable to attend live sessions
    • Those wanting only one single framework
    • Complete beginners to product strategy

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    About the creator

    Product Strategy & Customer Experience Education · Greater Seattle Area

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    John Gusiff
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    John Gusiff is Managing Partner of Customer Centric Solutions LLC, which he founded in 2002 after 15 years helping B2C, B2B, and B2B2C brands improve customer acquisition and retention. He combines human-centered design, Jobs-to-Be-Done research, and behavioral science, with clients including American Honda, Citibank, lululemon, Canada Goose, and Humana.

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    Reviews, Scores & Student Outcomes

    Score history

    Cumulative verified score over the last 6 months

    4.9/5

    2026 average·13 reviews

    Pros and cons

    What verified reviewers flagged most often

    13 students tagged at least one strength

    • High availability69%
    • Community support54%
    • Fast results54%
    • Practical content46%
    • Real experience46%
    • Clear explanations31%

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    Ratings & reviews

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    4.9/5

    13 reviews

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    Eddie

    5/5

    My result

    As a SaaS owner, it's easy to fall into the trap of building features based on instinct…

    Pros

    Practical contentHigh availabilityFast results

    About the creator

    John made a very comprehensive source on JTBD.

    Arnaud

    5/5

    My result

    A very valuable training to get a better understanding of the various approach of…

    Pros

    Practical contentHigh availabilityFast results

    About the creator

    John is very passionate about the subject and in sharing his experience.

    Susan

    5/5

    My result

    The course also included several AI prompts to help us gather example data to understand…

    Pros

    Clear explanationsCommunity supportFast results

    About the creator

    John really understands them and explains their differences and strengths of each.

    Ching-Feng

    5/5

    My result

    The course gave me practical tools to apply JTBD for product innovation, customer…

    Pros

    Practical contentHigh availabilityReal experience

    About the creator

    not applicable.

    Dean

    5/5

    My result

    These are must have tools to have in your sales, marketing and product/service design…

    Pros

    High availabilityCommunity supportReal experience

    About the creator

    In this course John has done a masterful job to compare and contrast the different…

    Varadha

    4/5

    My result

    Great course.

    Pros

    High availabilityCommunity supportFast results

    About the creator

    I find john gusiff's thoughtfulness and enthusiasm great and his ability to distil many…

    Matthew

    5/5

    My result

    The tools and methods used in this course provide a structured process for diving deep…

    Pros

    Practical contentHigh availabilityFast results

    About the creator

    not applicable.

    Magda

    5/5

    My result

    This course delivered exactly what it advertised. I wanted to know how to use the three…

    Pros

    High availabilityCommunity supportReal experience

    About the creator

    John Gusiff not only taught the three frameworks and walked us through them, he gave us a…

    Anupam

    5/5

    My result

    I had a vague idea about the JBTD concept before starting the course. The material is…

    Pros

    Practical contentClear explanationsReal experience

    About the creator

    John presented very thorough and wide-ranging details about the three frameworks that…

    Surbz

    5/5

    My result

    This is the most comprehensive course on JTBD and very helpful.

    Pros

    High availabilityCommunity supportFast results

    About the creator

    not applicable.

    Results mentioned in reviews are individual experiences and are not guaranteed or typical.

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