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How to Tame your Unruly Opportunity Solution Trees
Every article you read about Opportunity Solution Trees (OST) shows the same thing: a beautifully organised diagram with clear hierarchies, thoughtfully organised opportunities, and neatly arranged solutions. But if you've used OSTs in practice, you know the reality: they get messy. Fast.
Ranking Different Research Insight Documentation Approaches
Not all documentation methods are equally effective at capturing and communicating research insights. This article presents a framework for evaluating and ranking different documentation approaches based on their effectiveness in making insights accessible, maintainable, usable, and actionable for product teams.
How to Run a Productive Generative Research Interview
Running an interview is not difficult. But running a productive interview that uncovers genuine insights to inform your product is a different challenge. This article introduces a proven approach to help you maximise the value of your interviews, drawing on methods from the Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) framework.
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How to Tame your Unruly Opportunity Solution Trees
Every article you read about Opportunity Solution Trees (OST) shows the same thing: a beautifully organised diagram with clear hierarchies, thoughtfully organised opportunities, and neatly arranged solutions. But if you've used OSTs in practice, you know the reality: they get messy. Fast.
Ranking Different Research Insight Documentation Approaches
Not all documentation methods are equally effective at capturing and communicating research insights. This article presents a framework for evaluating and ranking different documentation approaches based on their effectiveness in making insights accessible, maintainable, usable, and actionable for product teams.
How to Run a Productive Generative Research Interview
Running an interview is not difficult. But running a productive interview that uncovers genuine insights to inform your product is a different challenge. This article introduces a proven approach to help you maximise the value of your interviews, drawing on methods from the Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) framework.
5 Different Research Interview Question Types
The questions that you ask in an interview can dramatically impact the insights that you glean from the interview. In this article we will go through five different question types and the quality of the responses that you will get from each one.
Ranking Continuous Research Methodologies
Not all research methods are equally suited for continuous research, where the focus is on trying to get high-quality signals as quickly and cheaply as possible. This article presents a framework for evaluating and ranking continuous research methodologies based on their effectiveness in understanding what users do, why they do it, and how flexible the method is for ongoing use.
Balancing Quick Decentralised Research with Deeper Market Research
Research isn't a one-size-fits-all activity. Teams building products need to understand customer needs and address immediate pain points while also keeping an eye on larger market trends and shifts. To tackle this dual challenge, companies need to deliver on both research levels.
Product Pushback: "Making Teams Autonomous is Too Hard and Expensive!"
In a recent workshop, when explaining how to ensure that product teams were autonomous, one of the attendees was sceptical. They felt the approach was theoretically sound but practically unrealistic. Let’s explore what autonomy requires, why it’s valuable, and how organisations can approach it.