Module 2 of 5Lesson 1 of 4~12 min
Write a testable problem statement
Starting from a ready-made solution means risking building something nobody needs. This lesson teaches you to write a user-centered problem statement free of any disguised solution, and to spell out which evidence confirms it or would call it into question before you commit the team.
Lesson objective
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to write a user-centered problem statement with no hidden solution, and state the evidence that supports it or would contradict it.
Topics covered
- problem statement
- product discovery
- user problem
- product framing
- hypothesis testing
Where it fits
Understand the problem
Which problem, for whom, and what evidence do we have?
Lessons in this module
- Write a testable problem statement (this lesson)
- Run and synthesize discovery interviews, with AI
- Evidence-based personas and job stories
- Choose an opportunity and its riskiest assumptions
What you will learn in this module
This lesson is part of the course Design and validate a product experience with AI
- Write a user-centered, testable problem statement backed by discovery evidence.
- Prepare, run and synthesize unbiased discovery interviews, using AI for preparation and synthesis without delegating judgment to it.
- Build a persona and job stories grounded in real quotes, then choose a target opportunity in an opportunity solution tree.
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