Description
Being able to understand a problem, dream big on how to solve that problem, consider how might we work backward to the first small steps in that direction, and most importantly helping everyone (stakeholders and teammates) all of the way through this journey.
Milestone 1
I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability with only a small amount of guidance
Contributes meaningful ideas throughout the product discovery process
Milestone 2
I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability, with no assistance as well as being a trusted active or passive mentor to others
Demonstrates thorough understanding of discovery exercises such as problem definition and ideation.
Milestone 3
I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to multiple squads when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability as well as being considered an expert within this discipline
Can lead and demonstrates a thorough understanding of discovery exercises such as problem definition and ideation.
Proactively improves the product discovery process
Milestone 4
I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can not only employ this ability but where they set the tone for this at the company level
Proactively finds or creates new exercises to ensure better / more creative / more accurate product discovery.
Milestone 5
I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to not just internal teams but the community/industry in general when wielding this ability, and they are recognized by the community/industry as an expert
You're a community leader in defining the product discovery process, seeking to improve it.
Configuration Health
- ✅ Associated with 7 roles
- ✅ Has been referenced in 1 piece of public recognition
- ℹ️ No one has achieved a milestone on this ability
- ⛔️ Last updated: about 6 years ago
- ℹ️ Never conversed about
Role & Position Requirements
- Design Facilitatorsmust be milestone 2+
- Discovery Managersmust be milestone 2+
- Discovery Engineersmust be milestone 1+
- Generative User Researchersmust be milestone 2+
- Product Engagement Analystsare recommended to be milestone 1+
- Solution Designer (Ux Design)smust be milestone 2+
- Ui Designersmust be milestone 1+
Examples / Observations
Observation created almost 6 years agoFeaturing:Conlin D.We put learners firstWe share before we're readyWe ask clarifying questionsWe highlight what's workingWe own our requestsWe recognize the opportunity in challengesWe inspire others to do better workWe don't wait to be told what to do, we take initiativeWe put the team before ourselvesWe challenge ourselvesWe critique, we don't complainCommunityInitiativeMentorshipProduct DiscoveryDiscovery engineerFront-end architectFront-end engineerLast week, I did a code review for Conlin. In the PR description, he did a phenomenal job at leaving detailed testing steps and notes around why the story was necessary. Beyond that, however, he also went out of his way to thoroughly talk through the issue on a deeper level. He explained the research he did on the problem, potential solutions (and why they wouldn't work), his decided solution (and why it does work), as well as the history and potential future of the problem. As both a reviewer and fellow engineer, I was really impressed by how much thought and effort went into this.
While I already find myself aiming to be as clear and informative as possible in my PR descriptions, seeing this inspired me to raise my standard going forward, and left me feeling grateful to work with Conlin.PR of Reference - https://github.com/lessonly/lessonly/pull/7482
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