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Every tool in the book, sorted by lens. Each page explains what the tool is for, when to use it and how to start, with the template as a PDF.

Ecosystem strategyEcosystem Strategy CanvasOne canvas to document the strategic analyses and the results of all design lenses: vision, roles, capabilities, explore and exploit.Ecosystem strategyDesign PrinciplesA pyramid to agree on general and project-specific design principles for an ecosystem initiative.Ecosystem strategyInitiatives/Industry MatrixA matrix to map existing and planned strategic initiatives by function and by reach, from own industry to cross-industry.Ecosystem strategyCooperation/Industry MatrixA matrix to map existing partnerships, cooperations and suppliers by focus or diversification and by industry.Ecosystem strategyTopic Area MatrixA map of customer-centred topic areas such as health, living, mobility or payment, and of the industries that serve them.Ecosystem strategyPESTLE for EcosystemsThe PESTLE analysis extended to ecosystems: political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors.Ecosystem strategyEcosystem Configuration GridA grid to configure the ecosystem along where to play and how to win: strategic focus, customer interaction, roles and organisation design.Design thinkingDesign Thinking CanvasOne canvas for the design thinking lens: from research and problem statement to persona, ideas, prototypes, lean canvas and MVP requirements.Design thinkingForesight FrameworkA framework to scan trends, signals and future scenarios that shape customer needs and ecosystems.Design thinkingProblem Statement/HMW QuestionA template to describe the problem and to turn it into a How might we question.Design thinkingInterview for EmpathyA guide for open, empathic interviews that reveal real needs, motivations and experiences.Design thinkingExtreme User/Lead UserA template to learn from extreme users and lead users whose needs are ahead of the mainstream.Design thinkingPersona/User ProfileA profile of a typical user with jobs, pains, gains, behaviour and context.Design thinkingCritical Items DiagramA diagram to identify the critical experiences and functions a solution must fulfil.Design thinkingBrainstormingA template for structured brainstorming with clear rules, from many ideas to a selection.Design thinkingPrototype to TestA template to plan what a prototype should test, with whom and how success is measured.Design thinkingExploration MapA map to document and position all prototypes between the existing and the new.Design thinkingVision PrototypeA canvas to describe the vision behind the solution and the experience it should create.Design thinkingFinal PrototypeA template to describe the final prototype, its functions and the results of the tests.Design thinkingLean CanvasA one-page business model: problem, customer segments, unique value proposition, solution, channels, revenues, costs, key metrics and unfair advantage.Lean start-up & MVPLean Start-up MVP CanvasA canvas for the lean start-up lens: MVPs, build-measure-learn, innovation accounting, user stories, pivots and the step from MVPs to MMFs for the MVE.Lean start-up & MVPUser Story and Acceptance CriteriaA template to write user stories with acceptance criteria for the MVP backlog.Lean start-up & MVPPivot MatrixA matrix to decide, based on evidence, whether to persevere, pivot or stop.Ecosystem designEcosystem Design CanvasThe core canvas of the book: design, test and improve a business ecosystem, from the value proposition and the actors to value streams, multidimensional business models and the minimum viable ecosystem (MVE).Ecosystem designCore Value Proposition CanvasA canvas for the core value proposition: for the customer, for the ecosystem and for each participating actor.Ecosystem designDescription of Actors and RolesA template to describe each actor: motivation, value contribution, current business model, market power, compatibility and time horizon.Ecosystem designValue Streams MappingA template to map the value streams between actors, orchestrator and customer: services, money, information, data, IP and intangible values.Growth & scaleExponential Growth & Scale CanvasA canvas for exponential growth: solving problems of many, expanding the value proposition, scalable processes and data, community, touchpoints, network effects and optimised costs.ReflectionEcosystem Reflection CanvasA canvas to reflect on an ecosystem initiative on the project and the meta level: lenses, strategy, mindset, leadership, capabilities, digital fluency and governance.ReflectionFeedback Capture GridA grid with four fields to capture feedback: what we like, constructive criticism, questions and ideas.ReflectionRetrospective SailboatA sailboat retrospective: what gave us wind, what held us back like an anchor, which rocks lie ahead and where the island is.ReflectionI like, I wish, I wonderA feedback ritual with three sentences: I like, I wish, I wonder.

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