Most of the time, though, we’re looking for two axes that no one has thought to highlight before. When we find the right combination, we see that one of the four squares in the 2 x 2 grid is wide open, and we can claim it. In two famous examples, Volvo discovered that the safety/reliability quadrant was empty and filled it. And 7UP distinguished itself from Coke simply by being uncolored. 7UP is not Coke, and proud of it.
