"Lean Startup" is an approach for launching businesses and products, that relies on validated learning, scientific experimentation, and iterative product releases to shorten product development cycles, measure progress, and gain valuable customer feedback. In this way, companies, especially startups, can design their products or services to meet the demands of their customer base without requiring large amounts of initial funding or expensive product launches.
Hi,
I'm taking a 10 week 'from idea to manifestation'-Eco-social entrepreneurship workshop to help me build our sustainability school. The basic model we use is of lean startup approach that is common now in silicon valley. for me it's seems like at home- remind me of the spiral way of planning and the permaculture principals.
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"Here is a brief overview of the main ideas:
A model of Science Process (showing its coherent strategies for thinking-and-action), developed for my PhD project, was later generalized into a broader Design Process that describes the flexibly improvised creative-and-critical thinking we use for almost everything in life, when we solve problems by designing better products, activities, strategies, and theories."
SMART is a mnemonic, giving criteria to guide in the setting of objectives, for example in project management, employee performance management and personal development.