Methodologies

Explore all methodologies in our collection and find the perfect thinking tools and practical frameworks for you

Total 17 Methodologies
Strategic Analysis

PEST Analysis

PEST Analysis is a strategic framework that evaluates external factors—Political, Economic, Social, and Technological—to identify opportunities and threats in the macro-environment, enabling better strategic decisions.

Business strategy
Market research
Macro-environmental analysis
#enternal environment #strategic tool #market analysis
Product MethodsStrategic Analysis

Lean Startup

The Lean Startup is a methodology that helps entrepreneurs validate ideas quickly, reduce risks, and optimize resources by focusing on Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), rapid iterations, and data-driven decision-making.

Startup validation
Product development
Innovation management
#Startup #MVP #Business model #innovation #Experimentation
Problem SolvingMental Models

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking is a method of analyzing and evaluating ideas using logic, evidence, and reason to avoid biases, identify fallacies, and make better judgments.

Decision Making
Problem ayalysis
Strategic Planning
Communication
#critical thinking #reasoning #logic #analysis #decision-making
Innovation Methods

SCAMPER Creative Thinking Method

The SCAMPER method is a creativity technique that stimulates innovation by exploring seven angles: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, and Rearrange.

Innovation design
Product development
Marketing
Personal learning
#innovation #creativity #brainstorming #product design
Mental ModelsProblem Solving

Systems Thinking

Systems Thinking is a holistic approach that helps people understand complex problems by recognizing structures, causal relationships, and feedback loops within systems, avoiding fragmented solutions.

Complex problem-solving
Strategic Planning
organizational management
environmental protection
public policy
#Holistic view #Complex systems #Feedback loops #Causality #Mental models
Problem Solving

5 Whys anlysis

The 5 Whys Analysis is a simple yet powerful technique that identifies the root cause of a problem by repeatedly asking “Why?”, commonly used in quality management and process improvement.

Qulity Management
Root Cause Analysis
Process Improvement
#root cause #Quality Management #Continuous Improvement #problem solving
Goal Management

SMART Principle

The SMART principle is a goal-setting framework that helps individuals and teams create Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound objectives to enhance execution and success.

Goal setting
Performance management
Study Plans
Project Planning
#goal setting #execution #management tool #growth methodology
Project Management

PDCA Cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act)

The PDCA Cycle is a continuous improvement methodology that uses four steps—Plan, Do, Check, Act—to enhance quality, optimize processes, and achieve sustainable growth.

Project management
Quality improvement
Process Optimization
Personal growth
#Continuous Improvement #Process Management #Quality Management #Strategy Execution
Strategic Analysis

SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis is a classic strategic tool that helps organizations or individuals identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to create effective strategies.

Strategic Planning
Market analysis
Personal development
Project evaluation
#strategy #marketing #business analysis #self-assessment
Mental ModelsTeam Collaboration

Six Thinking Hats

Six Thinking Hats, by Edward de Bono, is a parallel thinking tool that separates emotion, facts, risks, benefits, creativity, and process into six ‘hats’ to help individuals and teams make faster, more balanced decisions.

Product reviews
Strategy workshops
Postmortems
Brainstorming
Risk assessment
Decision meetings
#parallel thinking #collaboration #decision making #critical thinking #creative thinking #facilitation
Innovation MethodsProduct Methods

Design Thinking

Design Thinking is a user-centered innovation methodology that emphasizes empathy, rapid iteration, and interdisciplinary collaboration to solve complex problems and drive product innovation.

Production innovation
UX design
Business model exploration
Education
#innovation #user-centered #prototyping #interdisciplinary #rapid iteration
Project Management

Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) is a methodology that enables teams to deliver software faster and more reliably. By automating testing, building, and deployment processes, it reduces human errors and ensures safe, rapid releases to production.

Sofeware development
Team Collaboration
Rapid iteration
Automated testing & deployment
#Agile #Automation #DevOps #Delivery #Testing
Product Methods

MVP

MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is a method of launching a basic version of a product with core features to quickly validate market demand and gather real user feedback at minimal cost.

Product Validation
Market Testing
Risk Reduction
Rapid iteration
#product validation #lean startup #user feedback #rapid iteration
Mental ModelsInnovation Methods

Reverse Thinking

Reverse thinking is a problem-solving approach that challenges conventions by looking at the opposite perspective, helping uncover creative and unconventional solutions.

Disruptive Innovation
Problem Solving
Strategic Planning
Learning Methods
Product Design
#innovation #reverse thinking #logical reasoning #out-of-the-box #creative thinking
Innovation MethodsTeam Collaboration

Brain Storm

Brainstorming is a creative thinking method for teams that encourages open, judgment-free discussions to quickly generate numerous ideas, then filter for feasible solutions. Ideal for product design, team collaboration, strategic planning, and more to break fixed thinking patterns and spark innovation.

Product Design
Team Collaboration
Strategic Planning
Technological Breakthrough
Advertising Creativity
Project ManagementTeam Collaboration

Scrum Agile

An agile freame for efficient coolaboration and rapid delivery through short iterations and continuous feedback.

Strategic Planning
Software Development
Technology R&D
Product Design
Team Collaboration
#Agile #Project Management #Team Collaboration
Mental ModelsStrategic Analysis

First Principles

First Principles Thinking is a mental model that breaks down problems to fundamental truths and reconstructs solutions from the ground up.

Disruptive Innovation
Strategic Design
Product Design
Technological Breakthrough
#Elon Musk #SpaceX