Framework
Double Diamond
A four-phase shape for solving a problem well: diverge then converge, twice — first to find the right problem, then to find the right solution.
Founders — technical ones especially — tend to jump to the first workable solution. The Double Diamond forces you to widen before you narrow, so you don't end up building the wrong thing beautifully.
Discover (widen)
Explore the problem broadly. Talk to users, gather signal, resist the urge to solve it yet.
Define (narrow)
Converge on the real problem worth solving — a single, sharp problem statement.
Develop (widen)
Generate many possible solutions, not just the obvious one.
Deliver (narrow)
Pick, prototype and ship the strongest option.
The two diamonds map neatly onto the Outstride process: Diagnose/Define, then Design/Deliver. Same discipline — understand before you decide, options before you commit.
Source / credit
British Design Council · The Double Diamond (2005) · Adapted for Outstride OS
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