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continuous-discovery

Teresa Torres's Continuous Discovery Habits. Weekly customer touchpoints, opportunity solution trees, and assumption testing.

Inspired by Continuous Discovery Habits (Teresa Torres). The methodology is its originators’ own published work, drawn from their public writing and talks. ProductBuildersHQ has implemented it as a machine-readable workflow in VisionSpec so it can be automated — spec synthesis and LLM-as-a-Judge evaluation, built in. This encoding is an independent interpretation, not affiliated with or endorsed by its originators. Source →

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Specs in This Workflow

assumption-map Required source Assumptions organized by type with test plan
discovery-snapshot Required source Weekly touchpoint and learning summary
FAQ Required gtm
OST Required source Opportunity Solution Tree mapping outcome to solutions
Press Required gtm
SPEC Required output
TPD Required technical Test plan document
BMC Optional gtm Business Model Canvas extracted from MRD for stakeholder review
experience-map Optional source Customer journey map
IRD Optional technical Infrastructure requirements
MRD Optional source Can be derived from OST and discovery snapshots
1-Pager Optional gtm
6-Pager Optional gtm
PRD Optional source Can be derived from validated solutions
TRD Optional technical
UXD Optional source Emerges from prototypes and usability testing

Synthesis Rules

How downstream specs are generated from upstream ones.

MRD BMC

Extract Business Model Canvas blocks from MRD sections 2-11. Format as standalone canvas for visual review.

MRD +Press FAQ

Address customer questions based on segments, internal questions based on risks and assumptions.

OST +discovery-snapshot MRD

Extract problem definition and market context from OST root outcome and discovery evidence

OST +assumption-map PRD

Derive requirements from validated solutions in OST. Include only assumptions that passed testing.

MRD Press

Write from customer perspective based on value propositions and customer segments in MRD.

MRD +PRD +UXD +TRD +TPD SPEC

Unified specification consolidating all approved specs.

PRD +TRD TPD

Test plan covering all PRD requirements with traceability.

PRD +UXD TRD

Technical design to support PRD requirements.

OST +experience-map +assumption-map UXD

Synthesize UX from prototype learnings and usability assumption tests

Methodology Principles

Weekly Touchpoints Talk to customers every week, not just during research phases
Outcome Driven Start with a clear, measurable outcome
Opportunity Mapping Map customer needs, pain points, and desires
Solution Trees Visualize the path from outcome to solutions
Assumption Testing Test assumptions before building
Small Experiments Run small, fast experiments to learn
Story Based Interviews Collect stories (past behavior), not opinions
Collaborative Discovery Product trio works together (PM, Design, Engineering)
Compare And Contrast Test multiple solutions in parallel
Iterate On Learning Let learnings drive the next experiment

Included Assets

19 document templates · 17 LLM-as-a-Judge rubrics  — embedded in visionspec.