Explore an idea before committing to it.
Use different roles to compare options and identify what you still need to learn.
Start with
- A question or early idea
- Your notes and selected sources
- Constraints such as time, budget or audience
How the work proceeds
- Frame the question
Set out the decision and its constraints. Choose members with relevant roles, such as research, design and review.
- Compare the options
Discuss possible approaches with the members. Ask each to explain its reasoning, tradeoffs and assumptions.
- Choose what to investigate
Challenge weak assumptions and add your own feedback. Keep the promising directions and the questions to answer next.
Example result
How should new users get started?
- Option A: a guided setup for a first recording.
- Option B: a sample workspace to explore first.
- Next check: observe where first-time users hesitate.
A fictional example to illustrate the workflow.