Opportunity solution tree
Outcome: more learners finish their first course
I don't have time in the week
10-minute lessons
Download for the train
I get stuck and give up
An ask-a-tutor button
Test: a fake button, count the taps
Hints on every quiz
I forget to come back
A weekly reminder email
Test: two send days, compare
Make an opportunity solution tree
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What an opportunity solution tree is
“Goal setting involves the development of an action plan designed in order to motivate and guide a person or group toward a goal.”
Types of goal tree
When to use an opportunity solution tree
A product
Connect what the product should achieve to real problems its users have.
Understanding users
Each opportunity is something users told you, like “I forget to come back”.
Finding ideas
Collect several ideas under each problem, then test the most promising one first.
How to make an opportunity solution tree
- 1The outcomeOutcome: more learners finish their first course
- 2OpportunitiesOutcome: more learners finish their first courseI don't have time in the weekI get stuck and give upI forget to come back
- 3Solutions and testsOutcome: more learners finish their first courseI don't have time in the week10-minute lessonsDownload for the trainI get stuck and give upAn ask-a-tutor buttonTest: a fake button, count the tapsHints on every quizI forget to come backA weekly reminder emailTest: two send days, compare
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