Use this template to conduct the primary experiment represented by a complete diamond
Primary Experiments
Each primary experiment is one diamond in the triple diamond framework. The primary experiments are
- People access
- Pain validation
- Solution validation and testing with prototypes
Every Supporting Experiment should be linked in your Primary Experiment document and tracked in your Experiment Log Tracker.
- Primary Experiment Template documents your full inquiry into expeditionary innovation unknowns. It will often include multiple forms of data collection and synthesis over time.
- Supporting Experiment Template documents each individual exploratory, confirmatory, or technical experiment. These are the building blocks that generate evidence, insight, or surprise.
General Info
- Title: [Descriptive Name]
- Date(s):
- Team Members Involved:
1. Clarify the Unknown
- Most Urgent Unknown: What uncertainty are you trying to reduce?
- Other Urgent Unknowns: Why is this one most pressing?
2. Modalities and Data Sources
- Modalities Used (e.g., Interviews, Observations, Social Media, etc.):
- Supporting Experiment Logs: (Link to supporting experiment docs)
- Why this mix? What makes this combination appropriate for the unknown?
3. Synthesis of Design and Implementation
- What kinds of people or data sources were targeted?
- Sampling challenges or bias concerns?
- Key notes across different collection types?
4. Summary of Results and Patterns
- Summarize major insights, themes, or findings
- Were there convergences or contradictions?
- Refer to supporting experiment docs for detail
5. Knowledge Updating
- What do you now believe more strongly?
- What surprised you?
- How confident are you? Why?
- Did this lead to a new hypothesis, persona, need statement, or opportunity?
6. Next Steps
- What follow-up experiment or decision does this point to?