# Discovery

<p class="callout info">~2 - 4 weeks</p>

> We have prioritised ideas we want to explore in more detail so we can confirm it solves a real problem for the customer

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Problems to Solve

or

Ideation output

- Ideas backlog
- Draft vision statement
- Agreed sponsor
- Capacity / Plan
- Opportunity Canvas
- Value statement

</td><td style="border-width: 0px;">### Output ➡

- Defined Problem Statement
- User Segmentation
- Hypotheses
- Research
- Data Insight
- Key unknowns / assumptions
- Indicative size of opportunity
- Baselined vision statement
- Refined Value Proposition
- High level outcome roadmap
- High level current technology baseline

The above outputs are typically summarised within a discovery paper


</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 0px;">### 🧵Golden Thread  
Practices

- [Visioning](https://pirate.cooking/books/practice-guides/page/visioning-IOH)
- [Root cause analysis](https://pirate.cooking/books/practice-guides/page/root-cause-analysis)
- [Generative research](https://pirate.cooking/books/practice-guides/page/generative-research-bhA)
- [Human centred design](https://pirate.cooking/books/practice-guides/page/human-centred-design-hcd)
- [Hypothesis thinking](https://pirate.cooking/books/practice-guides/page/hypothesis-thinking)
- [Value definition ](https://pirate.cooking/books/practice-guides/page/value-definition-ICI)
- [Value Prioritisation](https://pirate.cooking/books/practice-guides/page/value-prioritisation-pLE)

</td><td style="border-width: 0px;">### 🧵Golden Thread  
Techniques

[5 Whys](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/5-whys)

[Value Proposition Canvas](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/value-proposition-canvas-gps)

[Empathy Mapping](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/empathy-mapping)

[User Journey Mapping ](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/user-journey-mapping)

[OKR Mapping ](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/okr-mapping)

[Problem Definition ](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/problem-definition)

[Opportunity Solution Tree ](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/opportunity-solution-tree)

[User interviews ](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/user-interviews)

[Observational study ](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/observational-study)

[Surveys ](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/surveys)

[Assumption impact quad... ](https://pirate.cooking/books/techniques-guide/page/assumption-impact-quadrant-matrix)

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