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Allow roughly 5 to 10 minutes for a first draft. Brief notes are enough. You can return to unanswered questions later.
Get clear before you decide.What do you need to know before investing money or effort?
Something you can put to use.A template or checklist for your next step.
A small change can be enough.A repair, an agreement or an existing solution may be enough.
HOW IT WORKS
SEE MORE CLEARLY.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
Whether you start with an idea, an offer or a team project, you follow the same five steps and choose questions for your topic. The examples below use a teamwork situation. You leave with a template or checklist you can edit.
- 01 / PROBLEM
What should
get better?Describe what should change and for whom. Example: at each handover, our team should know which version applies.
- 02 / EVIDENCE
What do you
already know?Separate observation from assumption. Example: two jobs led to questions about the current version. That a new tool would help is still an assumption.
- 03 / ALTERNATIVES
What options
could help?Compare simple options. Example: make the existing list clearer, name a responsible person or use a different tool.
- 04 / EXPERIMENT
What will you
try first?Plan a small test and how to assess it. Example: for one job, record the current version and responsibility for a week. Note follow-up questions and the effort to maintain the record.
- 05 / DECISION
What follows
from the test?After the test, decide whether to keep, adapt or stop the change. Example: were there fewer follow-up questions, and was the extra effort worthwhile?
A FICTIONAL CASE TO TRY OUT
“I HAVE
AN IDEA.”
WHAT NEXT?
A repair collection service sounds useful. Before turning it into an offer, find out what people actually need.
Set up a collection service so people can get broken appliances repaired more easily.
Who needs this? How do people arrange repairs today? Is transport really the main obstacle?
Ask potential users about their last repair. Then decide whether a small trial makes sense before investing time and money in the full service.
THE RIGHT FIT, NOT MORE WORK
NOT EVERYTHING
NEEDS TO BE NEW.
A clearer offer, a different division of responsibilities or a simple test of your idea may help. Roter Faden supports you in finding a suitable approach and taking it forward yourself.
You work with prepared questions and choose what fits your situation. You can keep editing your answers and the template.
WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD?
An idea, an offer or a project: a few notes are enough to begin. Work through them step by step to plan a manageable test.
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