How to do problem interviews
Together with Olav Loen we are now working on a digital version on Playing Lean. In this process we want to “practice what we preach” and have a lean startup approach to the entire process. The goal of the problem interview is to figure out who the early adopters of your product are going to be, what […]
Is it time to pivot?
The concept of pivoting is explicitly mentioned in several Experiment Cards. Some players have experienced having to change their product a lot during the game. Today we will take a closer look at what pivot is and what role it plays in a business running on Lean Startup principles. WHAT IS A PIVOT? A pivot […]
Why it’s important to do problem interviews
IDENTIFYING AN ITCH AKA: Why are we doing a Problem Interview The goal of the problem interview is to figure who the early adopters of your product are going to be, what problems you can help them solve and how they solve these problems today. In this blogpost we will focus on Social Media solutions […]
The importance of the positioning statement and the role of company cards
If you have played Playing Lean before you remember “Company Cards”. Company Cards are the predefined contextual setting of the game: Four social media startups in recent history, Friendsta, Twitbook, FaceSpace, and MySnap. These are used because the developers of the game anticipated that most players would recognize and have some knowledge of the case. Company Cards […]
How Playing Lean conveys Lean Startup methodology
In this blog post you can read about the eleven key concepts in Playing Lean that relates to the Lean Startup and how the board game conveys those concepts through the gaming experience. These are also used to measure the Lean Startup Methodology (LSM) learning outcome of the game. The Lean Startup Methodology as a whole is represented […]