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Business design playbook

The complete guide to develop, test, and grow new business ideas in as little as a few months, with all the tools you'll need to do it.

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The complete guide to develop, test, and grow new business ideas in as little as a few months, with all the tools you'll need to do it.

↳Who is this guide for?

↳In this playbook

Who is this guide for?

In this playbook

1. Scoping

Key activities: scope the innovation challenge and gather the right team to tackle the challenge

Tools: team canvas, scoping canvas

Output: scoped challenges and teams ready for kick-off

2. Problem exploration

Key activities: Empathize with end users, define unmet needs, check market opportunities, develop an innovation thesis and design & run problem validation experiment

Tools: persona, user journey map, problem sizing canvas, problem validation script, HMW statement builder

Output: Persona & user journey, market opportunity, innovation thesis and validated learnings

3. Solution development

Key activities: Ideate around relevant triggers and challenges, develop multiple concepts, prototype selected solutions and design & run solution validation experiments

Tools: 5+ ideation tools, innovation battlefield, vision card

Output: 100+ ideas, multiple concepts, low-fidelity prototypes and validated learnings

4. Business model definition

Key activities: Identify potential business models, explore additional revenue streams, calculate ballpark revenue figures and design & run business model validation experiments

Tools: business model kit, revenue model flowchart, ballpark figures canvas

Output: Visual business model, ballpark revenue figures and validated learnings

5. Pitch design

Key activities: Develop a clear and concise story, design a visual presentation and pitch in front of senior stakeholders and decision-makers

Tools: pitching canvas, great pitching checklist, pitch evaluation sheet

Output: Concise pitch deck, senior buy-in and clarity on next steps

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