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+ name: lean-ux-canvas
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+ description: Guide teams through Lean UX Canvas v2. Use when framing a business problem, surfacing assumptions, and defining what to learn next.
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+ intent: >-
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+ Guide product managers through creating **Jeff Gothelf's Lean UX Canvas (v2)**—a one-page facilitation tool that frames work around a **business problem to solve**, not a **solution to implement**. Use this to align cross-functional teams around core assumptions, craft testable hypotheses, and ensure learning happens every sprint by exposing gaps in understanding (problem, users, value, and why the solution should work).
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+ type: interactive
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+ best_for:
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+ - "Framing a business problem before solutioning"
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+ - "Surfacing assumptions in a cross-functional workshop"
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+ - "Turning a vague initiative into hypotheses and learning goals"
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+ scenarios:
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+ - "Help me run a Lean UX Canvas workshop for onboarding drop-off"
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+ - "Use Lean UX Canvas to frame a new AI product idea"
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+ - "We have a business problem but too many assumptions. Run a Lean UX Canvas session."
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+ ---
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+ ## Purpose
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+ Guide product managers through creating **Jeff Gothelf's Lean UX Canvas (v2)**—a one-page facilitation tool that frames work around a **business problem to solve**, not a **solution to implement**. Use this to align cross-functional teams around core assumptions, craft testable hypotheses, and ensure learning happens every sprint by exposing gaps in understanding (problem, users, value, and why the solution should work).
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+ This is not a roadmap or feature list—it's an **"insurance policy"** that turns assumptions into experiments before committing to full development. The canvas shifts conversations from **outputs** to **outcomes** and ensures teams build the right thing, not just build things right.
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+ ## Key Concepts
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+ ### What is the Lean UX Canvas?
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+ The **Lean UX Canvas (v2)** is a structured, one-page template designed to help teams frame their work around a business problem, not a solution. It aligns cross-functional teams on:
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+ - What problem exists (and why it matters now)
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+ - What measurable outcomes indicate success
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+ - Who we're solving for
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+ - What assumptions we're making
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+ - What we need to learn first
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+ - What experiments will test those assumptions
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+ **Origin:** Created by Jeff Gothelf, author of *Lean UX* (O'Reilly, 2013). Version 2 was released to improve clarity around business vs. user outcomes.
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+ **Key Insight:** The canvas acts like an **insurance policy**—it exposes gaps in understanding before you build, ensuring you don't waste sprints on the wrong thing.
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+ ---
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+ ### Canvas Structure (8 Boxes)
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+ **Layout (3 columns × 3 rows):**
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+ ```
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+ ┌─────────────────────┬──────────────┬───────────────────────┐
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+ │ │ spanning │ & Benefits │
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+ ├─────────────────────┤ rows 1-2) ├───────────────────────┤
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+ ```
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+ **The 8 Boxes (fill in this order):**
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+ 2. **Business Outcomes** — What measurable behavior change indicates success?
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+ 3. **Users** — Which persona(s) should you focus on first?
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+ 4. **User Outcomes & Benefits** — Why would users seek this? What benefit do they gain?
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+ 5. **Solutions** — What features/initiatives might solve the problem and meet user needs?
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+ 6. **Hypotheses** — Testable assumptions combining boxes 2-5 (If/Then format)
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+ 7. **What's Most Important to Learn First?** — The single riskiest assumption right now
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+ 8. **What's the Least Work to Learn Next?** — Smallest experiment to validate/invalidate that assumption
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+ Starts with "what changed in the world?" not "we should build X." This prevents solution-driven thinking.
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+ Makes hypotheses explicit before building. Every discipline surfaces their risks (technical feasibility, user value, business viability).
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+ Tests assumptions before committing resources. Small experiments beat big bets.
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+ - **Box 2:** Measurable **behavior change** (retention rate, time on site, average order value)
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+ - **Box 4:** **Goals, benefits, emotions, empathy** (save money, get promoted, spend time with family)
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+ List candidate solutions (features, policies, even business model shifts). You're not committing to build all of them—you're exploring the solution space.
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+ - **Not a project plan:** Canvas frames learning, not delivery timelines
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+ - **Not a replacement for strategy:** Canvas executes strategy; it doesn't create it
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+ - **Not a one-time exercise:** Re-visit as you learn; update assumptions
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+ - Reframing an existing project (suspect you're building the wrong thing)
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+ - Aligning cross-functional teams on assumptions and experiments
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+ - Planning discovery sprints or MVPs
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+ - Stakeholders are solution-driven ("we need to build X") and you need to expose assumptions
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+ - Problem and solution are already validated (move to execution)
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+ - one-question turns with plain-language prompts
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+ - progress labels (for example, Context Qx/8 and Scoring Qx/5)
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+ - interruption handling and pause/resume behavior
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+ - numbered recommendations at decision points
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+ - quick-select numbered response options for regular questions (include `Other (specify)` when useful)
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+ This file defines the domain-specific assessment content. If there is a conflict, follow this file's domain logic.
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+ ## Application
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+ This interactive skill walks through **8 adaptive questions** (one per canvas box) in sequence. At each step, the agent offers guidance, examples, and options to help you fill the box correctly.
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+ ### Step 0: Gather Context
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+ **Agent asks:**
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+ Before we fill out the Lean UX Canvas, let's gather context. Please share:
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+ **Business Context:**
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+ - Stakeholder request, product brief, or initiative description
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+ - Business metrics (revenue, churn, growth targets, KPIs)
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+ - Strategic goals (OKRs, roadmap priorities)
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+ **User Context:**
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+ - Customer research, personas, JTBD insights
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+ - User feedback, support tickets, churn reasons
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+ - Competitor analysis, market trends
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+ **You can paste:**
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+ - PRD or product brief
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+ - Stakeholder memo
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+ - User research summary
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+ - Just describe the initiative briefly
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+ ---
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+ ### Question 1: Business Problem (Box 1)
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+ **Agent asks:**
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+ **What problem does the business have that you are trying to solve?**
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+ Describe:
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+ - **Current state:** How does the business deliver value today?
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+ - **What changed:** Market shift, competitive threat, customer behavior change, new delivery channel
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+ - **Why it matters:** Why isn't the current situation meeting expectations?
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+ **Good examples:**
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+ - "Our checkout conversion rate dropped 15% after mobile traffic surpassed desktop. Our checkout flow wasn't designed for mobile, and competitors have one-tap checkout."
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+ - "Enterprise customers are churning after 6 months because our onboarding process requires 3+ weeks of manual configuration. Competitors offer self-service onboarding."
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+ **Bad examples (too vague):**
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+ - "We need to increase revenue" (no context on what changed)
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+ - "Users want more features" (no business problem stated)
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+ **Agent offers 3 options:**
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+ 1. **I'll describe the business problem** — [Paste or write your description]
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+ 2. **Help me identify the business problem** — [Agent asks follow-up questions: What changed? What metrics are affected? What are competitors doing?]
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+ 3. **I'm not sure what the business problem is** — [Agent suggests starting with `skills/problem-statement/SKILL.md` or `skills/problem-framing-canvas/SKILL.md` first]
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+ **User response:** [Selection or description]
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+ **Agent validates:** Does this describe what **changed** and why it creates a problem? If not, ask clarifying questions.
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+ ### Question 2: Business Outcomes (Box 2)
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+ **Agent asks:**
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+ **How will you know you solved the business problem? What will you measure?**
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+ Focus on **measurable behavior change** (leading indicators welcome). Ask yourself: "What will people be doing differently if the solution works?"
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+ **Examples of business outcomes:**
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+ - Increase mobile checkout conversion rate from 45% to 60%
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+ - Reduce enterprise onboarding time from 3 weeks to 3 days
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+ - Increase average order value from $50 to $75
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+ - Reduce customer support tickets by 30%
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+ - Increase free-to-paid conversion rate from 5% to 10%
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+ **Important:** This is **Box 2 (behavior change)**, not Box 4 (user benefits/empathy). Metrics go here. Emotions go in Box 4.
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+ **Agent offers 3 options:**
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+ 1. **I have specific metrics in mind** — [State your business outcomes]
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+ 2. **Help me define measurable outcomes** — [Agent suggests metrics based on the business problem]
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+ 3. **I only have lagging indicators (revenue, profit)** — [Agent helps identify leading indicators that predict those outcomes]
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+ **User response:** [Selection or description]
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+ **Agent validates:** Are these measurable? Observable? Do they indicate behavior change (not just "increase revenue")?
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+ ### Question 3: Users (Box 3)
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+ **Agent asks:**
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+ **What types (i.e., personas) of users and customers should you focus on first?**
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+ Consider:
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+ - Who **buys** it?
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+ - Who **uses** it?
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+ - Who **configures** it?
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+ - Who **administers** it?
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+ **Why this matters:** Teams tend to shortcut here ("everyone"). The canvas wants a **shared vision** of the user—and it's not always "the customer."
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+ **Examples:**
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+ - "SMB owners (1-10 employees) in professional services (consultants, accountants, lawyers)"
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+ - "Enterprise IT admins who configure SSO for 500+ employees"
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+ - "Mobile-first millennials (25-35) who order takeout 3+ times per week"
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+ **Agent offers 3 options:**
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+ 1. **I have personas already** — [Reference `skills/proto-persona/SKILL.md` or paste persona]
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+ 2. **Help me identify target users** — [Agent asks: Who experiences the business problem most? Who's most likely to adopt? Who's easiest to reach?]
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+ 3. **I need to create personas first** — [Agent suggests using `skills/proto-persona/SKILL.md` component skill]
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+ **User response:** [Selection or description]
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+ **Agent validates:** Is this specific enough to imagine a real person? Or is it too broad ("all users")?
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+ ### Question 4: User Outcomes & Benefits (Box 4)
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+ **Agent asks:**
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+ **Why would your users seek out your product or service? What benefit would they gain? What behavior change can we observe that tells us they've achieved their goal?**
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+ Focus on **goals, benefits, emotions, empathy**—not metrics (those go in Box 2).
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+ **Examples of user outcomes & benefits:**
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+ - Save 10 hours per week on manual data entry (spend more time with family)
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+ - Get promoted by delivering projects faster
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+ - Avoid embarrassment of failed checkout in front of friends
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+ - Feel confident configuring enterprise software without calling support
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+ **Why this matters:** This is the **empathy box**. It's about human motivation, not just behavior change.
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+ **Agent offers 3 options:**
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+ 1. **I know what users want to achieve** — [Describe user benefits]
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+ 2. **Help me identify user benefits** — [Agent prompts: What job are they hiring this product to do? What pain are they avoiding? What gain are they seeking?]
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+ 3. **I need to research this first** — [Agent suggests `skills/jobs-to-be-done/SKILL.md` or `skills/discovery-interview-prep/SKILL.md`]
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+ **User response:** [Selection or description]
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+ **Agent validates:** Does this explain **why** the user cares (not just what they'll do)?
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+ ### Question 5: Solutions (Box 5)
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+ **Agent asks:**
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+ **What can we make that will solve our business problem and meet the needs of our customers at the same time?**
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+ List **features, initiatives, policies, systems, or even business model shifts** that might work. Encourage a wide solution space: big/small, innovative, "weird," and non-technical solutions.
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+ **Examples:**
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+ - One-tap mobile checkout (Apple Pay, Google Pay)
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+ - Self-service onboarding wizard (no human configuration)
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+ - AI-powered recommendation engine
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+ - Concierge onboarding (high-touch, manual—test before automating)
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+ - Change pricing model (usage-based instead of flat rate)
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+ **Important:** These are **hypotheses**, not commitments. You're exploring options, not committing to build everything.
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+ **Agent offers 3 options:**
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+ 1. **I have solution ideas** — [List your candidate solutions]
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+ 2. **Help me brainstorm solutions** — [Agent suggests solutions based on problem, outcomes, and users]
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+ 3. **I only have one solution in mind** — [Agent challenges: "What else could solve this? What if that solution doesn't work?"]
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+ **User response:** [Selection or description]
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+ **Agent validates:** Do you have at least 3 candidate solutions? (More options = better hypotheses later)
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+ ### Question 6: Hypotheses (Box 6)
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+ **Agent asks:**
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+ Now let's create testable hypotheses by combining assumptions from Boxes 2-5.
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+ **Use this template:**
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+ > **We believe that** [business outcome from Box 2] **will be achieved if** [user from Box 3] **attains** [benefit from Box 4] **with** [solution from Box 5].
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+ **Rules:**
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+ - Each hypothesis focuses on **one** solution (from Box 5)
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+ - Combines assumptions from Boxes 2, 3, 4, and 5
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+ - Must be testable (you can design an experiment to validate/invalidate it)
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+ **Example:**
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+ > **We believe that** increasing mobile checkout conversion rate from 45% to 60% **will be achieved if** mobile-first millennials (25-35) **attain** faster, friction-free checkout **with** one-tap Apple Pay integration.
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+ **Agent offers:**
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+ Based on your inputs, here are suggested hypotheses (one per solution from Box 5):
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+ 1. [Generated hypothesis 1]
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+ 2. [Generated hypothesis 2]
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+ 3. [Generated hypothesis 3]
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+ **Options:**
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+ - **Accept these hypotheses** — [Agent records them]
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+ - **Edit a hypothesis** — [Modify wording]
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+ - **Write my own hypotheses** — [Use the template]
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+ **User response:** [Selection or description]
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+ **Agent validates:** Does each hypothesis clearly state what you believe will happen if the solution works?
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+ ### Question 7: What's the Most Important Thing We Need to Learn First? (Box 7)
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+ **Agent asks:**
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+ For each hypothesis from Box 6, identify its **riskiest assumptions**. Then determine the **riskiest one right now**.
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+ **Types of risk:**
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+ - **Value risk:** Will users actually use this? Do they care?
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+ - **Usability risk:** Can users figure out how to use it?
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+ - **Feasibility risk:** Can we technically build this?
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+ - **Viability risk:** Will this achieve the business outcome?
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+ **Hint:** Early on, focus risk on **value** more than feasibility (most of the time). Don't build something users don't want, even if it's technically feasible.
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+ **Agent offers:**
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+ Based on your hypotheses, here are the riskiest assumptions:
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+ 1. **[Hypothesis 1 risk]** — e.g., "Users will trust one-tap checkout without seeing itemized charges"
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+ 2. **[Hypothesis 2 risk]** — e.g., "Self-service onboarding will reduce setup time to <3 days"
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+ 3. **[Hypothesis 3 risk]** — e.g., "AI recommendations will increase average order value by 50%"
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+ **Which is the riskiest right now?**
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+ **Options:**
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+ 1. **Risk 1** — [Select and explain why]
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+ 2. **Risk 2** — [Select and explain why]
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+ 3. **Risk 3** — [Select and explain why]
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+ 4. **I'm not sure which is riskiest** — [Agent helps prioritize: Which assumption, if wrong, would kill the initiative?]
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+ **User response:** [Selection]
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+ **Agent records:** This is the assumption we'll test first.
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+ ### Question 8: What's the Least Amount of Work We Need to Do to Learn the Next Most Important Thing? (Box 8)
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+ **Agent asks:**
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+ Design an experiment to validate or invalidate the riskiest assumption (from Box 7) **as fast as you can**.
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+ **Examples of experiment types:**
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+ - **Customer interviews** — 5-10 interviews to test value hypothesis
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+ - **Landing page** — Fake door test to measure interest
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+ - **Concierge / manual prototype** — High-touch, manual version before automating
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+ - **Wizard-of-Oz** — Pretend the feature exists (humans behind the scenes)
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+ - **Smoke test** — Announce the feature, measure signups
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+ **Reminder:** Experiment design is an art. The canvas nudges you to do it—expect to iterate on the experiment design separately.
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+ **Agent offers:**
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+ Based on your riskiest assumption, here are experiment options:
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+ 1. **Customer Interviews** — Talk to 10 users, ask if they'd use [solution], observe their current workaround
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+ 2. **Landing Page Test** — Create a landing page describing [solution], measure signup rate
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+ 3. **Concierge Test** — Manually deliver [benefit] to 5 users, observe if they achieve [outcome]
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+ 4. **Wizard-of-Oz Prototype** — Fake [solution] with humans behind the scenes, see if users complete the workflow
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+ 5. **Design a custom experiment** — [Describe your experiment]
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+ **Which experiment will you run?**
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+ **User response:** [Select one or describe custom experiment]
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+ **Agent validates:** Is this the **smallest test** that can validate/invalidate the assumption? (If it takes >2 weeks, it's too big—break it down.)
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+ ---
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+ ### Step 9: Review and Export Canvas
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+ **Agent summarizes:**
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+ Here's your completed Lean UX Canvas (v2):
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+ ```
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+ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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+ │ Lean UX Canvas (v2) │
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+ │ Initiative: [Title] │
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+ │ Date: [Today's date] │
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+ │ Iteration: 1 │
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+ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+ ┌─────────────────────┬──────────────┬───────────────────────┐
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+ │ 1. Business Problem │ │ 2. Business Outcomes │
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+ │ [Your input] │ │ [Your input] │
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+ │ │ │ │
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+ ├─────────────────────┤ 5. Solutions ├───────────────────────┤
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+ │ 3. Users │ │ 4. User Outcomes │
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+ │ [Your input] │ [Your input] │ & Benefits │
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+ │ │ │ [Your input] │
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+ ├─────────────────────┤──────────────┼───────────────────────┤
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+ │ 6. Hypotheses │ 7. Learn │ 8. Experiments │
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+ │ [Your input] │ First │ [Your input] │
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+ │ │ [Your input] │ │
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+ └─────────────────────┴──────────────┴───────────────────────┘
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+ ```
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+ **Next steps:**
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+ 1. **Run the experiment (Box 8)** — Set a timeline (e.g., 2 weeks)
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+ 2. **Document learnings** — What did you learn? Was the assumption validated or invalidated?
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+ 3. **Update the canvas** — Revise hypotheses based on learnings, choose next riskiest assumption
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+ 4. **Iterate** — Repeat Box 7 → Box 8 until confidence is high enough to build
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+ **Agent asks:**
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+ Would you like me to:
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+ 1. **Export this canvas** as a Markdown file?
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+ 2. **Suggest related skills** to use next (e.g., `skills/discovery-interview-prep/SKILL.md` for customer interviews)?
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+ 3. **Refine a specific box** (if something feels incomplete)?
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Examples
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+ See `examples/sample.md` for full Lean UX Canvas examples.
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+ Mini example excerpt:
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+ ```markdown
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+ **Box 1:** Mobile checkout conversion is 15% lower than desktop
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+ **Box 2:** Increase mobile conversion from 45% to 60%
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+ **Box 8:** Wizard-of-Oz test with one-tap checkout
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+ ```
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+ ## Common Pitfalls
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+ ### 1. **Starting with Solutions, Not Problems**
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+ **Failure Mode:** Box 1 says "We need to build X" instead of describing what changed.
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+ **Consequence:** You build the solution someone already decided on, without validating the problem exists.
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+ **Fix:** Ask: "What changed in the world? Why is this a problem now (vs. 6 months ago)?"
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+ ---
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+ ### 2. **Vague Business Outcomes**
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+ **Failure Mode:** Box 2 says "Increase revenue" or "Make users happy."
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+ **Consequence:** No way to measure success; can't tell if experiments worked.
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+ **Fix:** Define measurable behavior change. "Increase average order value from $50 to $75" or "Reduce support tickets by 30%."
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+ ---
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+ ### 3. **Too-Broad User Segments**
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+ **Failure Mode:** Box 3 says "All users" or "Everyone."
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+ **Consequence:** Can't design targeted experiments; waste time on personas who won't adopt.
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+ **Fix:** Pick one persona to start. You can expand later.
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+ ---
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+ ### 4. **Confusing Box 2 and Box 4**
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+ **Failure Mode:** Putting emotions in Box 2 and metrics in Box 4 (or vice versa).
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+ **Consequence:** Misaligned hypotheses; unclear success criteria.
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+ **Fix:** **Box 2 = Behavior change (metrics).** **Box 4 = Goals, benefits, emotions (empathy).**
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+ ---
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+ ### 5. **Only One Solution in Box 5**
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+ **Failure Mode:** Listing one feature because stakeholders already decided.
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+ **Consequence:** No exploration of alternatives; can't test which solution is best.
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+ **Fix:** Force yourself to list 3+ solutions. Ask: "What else could solve this problem?"
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+ ---
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+ ### 6. **Skipping Experiments (Box 8)**
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+ **Failure Mode:** "We'll just build it and see what happens."
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+ **Consequence:** Waste weeks/months building the wrong thing.
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+ **Fix:** Design smallest experiment first. If you can't think of one, use `skills/pol-probe-advisor/SKILL.md` to choose a validation method.
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## References
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+
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+ ### Related Skills
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+ - **[problem-statement](skills/problem-statement/SKILL.md)** (Component) — Frame problem before filling Box 1
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+ - **[problem-framing-canvas](skills/problem-framing-canvas/SKILL.md)** (Interactive) — MITRE Problem Framing before canvas
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+ - **[proto-persona](skills/proto-persona/SKILL.md)** (Component) — Create personas for Box 3
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+ - **[jobs-to-be-done](skills/jobs-to-be-done/SKILL.md)** (Component) — Identify user benefits for Box 4
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+ - **[epic-hypothesis](skills/epic-hypothesis/SKILL.md)** (Component) — Write testable hypotheses (Box 6)
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+ - **[discovery-interview-prep](skills/discovery-interview-prep/SKILL.md)** (Interactive) — Design customer interviews for Box 8
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+ - **[pol-probe-advisor](skills/pol-probe-advisor/SKILL.md)** (Interactive) — Choose experiment type for Box 8
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+
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+ ### External Frameworks
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+ - **Jeff Gothelf** — *Lean UX: Designing Great Products with Agile Teams* (O'Reilly, 2013; 2nd ed. 2016)
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+ - **Jeff Gothelf** — [Lean UX Canvas v2](https://jeffgothelf.com/blog/leanuxcanvas-v2/) (official blog post)
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+ - **Lean UX Canvas PDF** — [Download v2 PDF](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e0238b6bf487105fe3309e1/t/5e1016e061066d7f81f2d8fa/1578112737021/LeanUX_canvas_v5.pdf)
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+
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+ ### Tools
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+ - **Miro / Mural** — Digital whiteboard for collaborative canvas filling
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+ - **Google Slides / PowerPoint** — Template available from Jeff Gothelf's site
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+ - **Notion / Coda** — Database view for tracking multiple canvases
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+ # Lean UX Canvas Examples
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+ ### ✅ Good: Mobile Checkout Optimization
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+ **Context:** E-commerce company sees mobile traffic surpass desktop, but mobile conversion rate is 15% lower.
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+ **Box 1 (Business Problem):**
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+ "Mobile traffic now represents 60% of site visits, but mobile checkout conversion rate (45%) is 15% lower than desktop (60%). Our checkout flow wasn't designed for mobile—6 form fields, manual address entry, and 3-step payment. Competitors (Amazon, Shopify) offer one-tap checkout. We're losing revenue."
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+ **Box 2 (Business Outcomes):**
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+ - Increase mobile checkout conversion rate from 45% to 60% within 3 months
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+ **Box 3 (Users):**
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+ - Mobile-first millennials (25-35) who order 3+ times per week
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+ **Box 4 (User Outcomes & Benefits):**
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+ - Complete checkout in <30 seconds without typing (avoid frustration of fat-finger errors on mobile keyboard)
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+ **Box 5 (Solutions):**
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+ 1. One-tap checkout (Apple Pay, Google Pay)
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+ 2. Auto-fill address from device location
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+ 3. Save payment method for returning customers
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+ **Box 6 (Hypotheses):**
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+ - "We believe increasing mobile checkout conversion rate from 45% to 60% will be achieved if mobile-first millennials (25-35) attain faster, friction-free checkout with one-tap Apple Pay integration."
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+ **Box 7 (Riskiest Assumption):**
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+ - Users will trust one-tap checkout without seeing itemized charges before confirming purchase
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+ **Box 8 (Experiment):**
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+ - Wizard-of-Oz test: Show one-tap checkout UI, but secretly process payment with existing flow. Measure: Do users click "Pay with Apple Pay"? Do they abandon after seeing the Apple Pay modal?
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+ **Why This Works:**
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+ - Clear business problem (mobile conversion gap)
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+ - Measurable outcome (45% → 60%)
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+ - Specific user segment
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+ - Testable hypothesis
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+ - Smallest experiment (Wizard-of-Oz, not full build)
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+ ---
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+
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+ ### ❌ Bad: Feature-First Canvas (Solution-Driven)
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+ **Box 1 (Business Problem):**
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+ "We need to build a recommendation engine."
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+ **Why This Fails:** This is a solution, not a problem. What changed? Why does a recommendation engine matter?
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+ **Box 2 (Business Outcomes):**
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+ "Increase revenue."
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+ **Why This Fails:** Too vague. How will you measure? What behavior change indicates success?
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+ **Box 5 (Solutions):**
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+ "Recommendation engine."
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+ **Why This Fails:** Only one solution (the one someone already decided on). No exploration of alternatives.
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+ **Box 6 (Hypotheses):**
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+ "We believe users will like recommendations."
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+ **Why This Fails:** Not testable. Doesn't use the hypothesis template. Doesn't connect business outcome to user benefit.
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+ **What Should Have Been Done:**
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+ - Start with **what changed** in Box 1 (e.g., "Average order value dropped 20% after we removed upsell banners")
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+ - Define **measurable outcome** in Box 2 (e.g., "Increase average order value from $50 to $75")
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+ - List **multiple solutions** in Box 5 (e.g., manual upsell banners, AI recommendations, bundle discounts)
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+ - Test each solution with a hypothesis
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+ ### ✅ Good: Enterprise Onboarding Friction
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+ **Box 1 (Business Problem):**
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+ "Enterprise customers churn after 6 months because onboarding requires 3+ weeks of manual configuration (SSO, permissions, user imports). Competitors offer self-service onboarding. Our CS team spends 40 hours per customer on setup, limiting our ability to scale."
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+ **Box 7 (Riskiest Assumption):**
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+ "Enterprise IT admins can configure SSO without human support."
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+ **Box 8 (Experiment):**
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+ "Concierge test: Manually guide 5 enterprise customers through a self-service onboarding wizard prototype (Figma mockup + Loom walkthrough). Measure: Can they complete setup in <3 days without calling support?"
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+ **Why This Works:**
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+ - Clear problem (manual onboarding blocks scale)
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+ - Falsifiable assumption (admins can self-serve)
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+ - Minimal experiment (concierge test before building automation)
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+ # Lean UX Canvas Template
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+ Use this template to capture the eight Lean UX Canvas boxes.
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+ ## Template
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+ ```markdown
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+ ## Lean UX Canvas
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+
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+ ### 1. Business Problem
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+ - [What changed? Why is this a problem now?]
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+ ### 2. Business Outcomes
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+ - [Measurable behavior change / KPI targets]
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+ ### 3. Users
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+ - [Primary personas or segments]
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+
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+ ### 4. User Outcomes & Benefits
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+ - [User goals, benefits, and emotional outcomes]
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+
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+ ### 5. Solutions
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+ - [Candidate solutions to explore]
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+
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+ ### 6. Hypotheses
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+ - We believe [business outcome] will be achieved if [user] attains [benefit] with [solution].
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+
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+ ### 7. Riskiest Assumption
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+ - [Most important thing to learn first]
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+
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+ ### 8. Least Work / Experiments
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+ - [Smallest experiment to validate the riskiest assumption]
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+ ```