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opportunity-solution-tree
Opportunity Solution Tree (Teresa Torres) mapping outcomes → opportunities → solutions → assumption tests. Use when prioritizing discovery work, mapping solutions to a problem, or checking whether a roadmap moves outcomes.
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured framework for mapping outcomes to solutions and assumption tests, which the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-21. 462 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Opportunity Solution Tree (OST) Teresa Torres' framework from Continuous Discovery Habits. An OST visualizes the path from a desired outcome to the assumption tests that will validate or invalidate candidate solutions. When to use this skill Prioritizing discovery work for a quarter Structuring weekly customer touchpoints Mapping multiple solutions to one problem (vs jumping to solution) Auditing whether roadmap actually moves outcomes Coaching a team into continuous discovery rhythm Pivoting discovery away from a dead-end branch The tree structure Levels 1. Outcome — a single, specific, measurable business / product outcome 2. Opportunities — customer needs/pains/desires that, if addressed, drive the outcome 3. Solutions — candidate ways to address each opportunity 4. Assumption tests — experiments validating that the solution will deliver Clarify First Before building the tree, confirm these inputs. If any is unknown or vague, ASK — do not assume: [ ] The one outcome — a single, measurable, bounded outcome (the tree root; "ship X" or "make users happy" produces an invalid tree) [ ] Customer evidence source — interviews / tickets / analytics that populate the opportunity layer (opportunities must come from research, not the team's imagination) [ ] Engagement type — net-new tree vs auditing an existing roadmap (net-new builds top-down; an audit maps current solutions back onto outcomes) Stop rule: ask only the 2-3 that most change the output. If the user says "just draft it," proceed and list your assumptions at the top of the artifact. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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