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Outcome-Driven Product Design Canvas

Use at the start of a new product idea, feature debate, or roadmap review — before writing a spec.

Start with the outcome. Let the product follow.

Work Through in Order

  1. Who is the core customer?

  2. What important problem do they have?

  3. How strong is the problem? (frequency, severity, urgency, cost of inaction)

  4. What outcome do they want?

  5. What behavior should change?

  6. What do we know?

  7. What are we assuming?

  8. What is the riskiest assumption?

  9. What is the minimum output needed?

  10. What metric proves success?

  11. What guardrail must not worsen?

  12. What is the smallest test?

What will make us continue, pivot, or stop?

ContinueImprovePivotPauseStop
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