Continuous Discovery Habits
by Teresa Torres
Overview
In Continuous Discovery Habits, Teresa Torres, an internationally acclaimed product discovery coach, reveals a structured and sustainable approach to continuous discovery that helps product teams infuse their daily product decisions with customer input. You'll learn to integrate customer interviews, rapid prototyping, and assumption testing into your regular product workflow.
Key Takeaways
- Weekly customer touchpoints for continuous learning
- Opportunity solution trees for structuring discovery
- Assumption testing and rapid experimentation
- Collaborative discovery with cross-functional teams
Who Should Read This Book?
Why Read Continuous Discovery Habits?
Continuous Discovery Habits is widely regarded as essential reading in the product strategy & visionspace for product managers. Teresa Torres's insights have helped thousands of product professionals improve their craft and deliver better products.
Whether you're an aspiring product manager looking to break into the field or an experienced PM seeking to deepen your expertise in product strategy & vision, this book provides practical frameworks and real-world examples that you can apply immediately.
With 1,743 reviews and an average rating of 4.9 out of 5, Continuous Discovery Habits has proven its value to the product management community. Join the thousands of professionals who have benefited from this essential resource.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Continuous Discovery Habits different from other product discovery books?
Teresa Torres provides a specific, actionable framework you can implement immediately. While other books discuss discovery principles, this book gives you weekly cadences, interview techniques, opportunity solution trees, and assumption testing methods you can use right away.
Do I need buy-in from my organization to practice continuous discovery?
Ideally yes, but you can start small. Begin with weekly customer conversations (even informal ones), create opportunity solution trees for your own clarity, and test assumptions through low-cost experiments. Success with small practices often builds organizational support for broader adoption.
What are opportunity solution trees?
Opportunity solution trees are visual frameworks that map your desired outcome to customer opportunities to potential solutions. They help you think broadly about problems before jumping to solutions, identify assumptions to test, and communicate your discovery work to stakeholders.
How much time should I spend on discovery each week?
Teresa recommends weekly customer touchpoints (1-3 interviews) plus time for synthesis, opportunity mapping, and assumption testing. High-performing teams typically allocate 20-30% of their time to discovery activities alongside delivery work.
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