Critical Thinking for Product Teams

Product teams are under constant pressure to pick the next thing to build, and it is easy to jump at the first idea instead of comparing options. In this talk from Mind the Product London 2017, product discovery coach Teresa Torres shares her opportunity solution tree, a visual aid that helps a team find the best place to focus its energy while making sure it considers enough opportunities first.

Torres shows how the tree brings transparency to the discovery process. Because everyone can see which opportunities were weighed and why a particular one was chosen, the whole team can buy into the decisions being made and the solutions being tested, rather than debating opinions.

The talk is a practical introduction to critical thinking in product discovery for product managers, designers and engineers who work together on deciding what to build.