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How to challenge assumptions
How to generate new ideas
How to break out of traditional thinking patterns
Find your MVP
Think about what would make a good MVP (Minimum Viable Product) for your problem.
Get creative in what you consider an MVP. Maybe showing random strangers at Starbucks a napkin drawing of your app’s layout would be good enough for example.
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Ask Questions
The right questions are at the heart of discovery. And one of the very first questions you should be asking yourself is “What assumptions can I challenge?”
The mere act of trying to discover what assumptions you and others are making can give you a new perspective on the chall...
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Divide and Conquer
After you come up with a solution to your problem, take a close look at it.
Which pieces could be split into separate modules or components? Can any of those components provide value independently? If not, can any be tweaked so that they do provide independent value?
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Discover the Core Problem
Go beyond the basic features being asked for and get to the heart of the problem.
Ask questions like: Who cares about this problem? Why is it important to them?
If there are no good answers to these questions, is the problem even worth working on?
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Let your Subconscious Work
After spending time researching your problem, you’ll probably find yourself also thinking about it in your spare time.
This is when all the different pieces you’ve been studying for so long can suddenly click together in a new way, giving you fresh insight.
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