product-discovery
Product Discovery System
"Discovery without delivery = analysis paralysis. Delivery without discovery = feature factory."
This skill covers the Discovery System — continuously discovering which problems matter and which solutions might work. It maintains a living map of customer opportunities and tests solution ideas before committing engineering resources.
Part of: Modern Product Operating Model — a collection of composable product skills.
Related skills: product-strategy, product-architecture, product-delivery, ai-native-product, product-leadership
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when:
- Setting up a weekly discovery rhythm
- Building or updating an Opportunity Solution Tree (OST)
- Creating interview snapshots after customer conversations
- Exploring multiple solution approaches
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