Macro-Design · 1-3 hour sessions

Value Proposition Canvas

A framework designed to ensure a product or service is positioned around what the customer actually values and needs. It focuses on the 'fit' between the customer's requirements and the features of the solution.

When to use Value Proposition Canvas

Best used during the 'Analysis' phase of design to refine target audience profiles and ensure the solution addresses specific performance gaps.

How Value Proposition Canvas works

Instructional designers can use this to map learner needs (jobs, pains, gains) against the learning objectives and features of a training program to ensure high engagement and relevance.

Phases of Value Proposition Canvas

  1. Customer Profile: Customer Jobs
  2. Customer Profile: Pains
  3. Customer Profile: Gains
  4. Value Map: Products & Services
  5. Value Map: Pain Relievers
  6. Value Map: Gain Creators

Key principles

  • Problem-Solution Fit
  • Empathy-Driven Design
  • Evidence-Based Validation

Best for

  • User Research
  • Product-Market Fit
  • Learner Persona Development

Considerations

  • Must be validated with real user data rather than assumptions
  • Focuses on a specific segment rather than the whole business

Attribution & sources

Developed by Alexander Osterwalder

Primary source

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