Diagnose the root obstacle blocking the after-state
Diagnoses the single biggest reason the learner is not already reaching the after-state — knowledge, skill, accountability, mindset, or tooling gap — and tests the diagnosis against learner evidence.
In / outLearner persona, transformation gap, learner evidence → Root obstacle diagnosis (category + reasoning + evidence check)
You might say…
“My students know what to do. They just don't do it. I'm not sure my course actually solves the real problem.”
What it does
Diagnoses the single biggest reason the learner is not already reaching the after-state — knowledge, skill, accountability, mindset, or tooling gap — from learner evidence and the transformation gap, and tests the diagnosis against that evidence. Used as a product-design input to understand WHY learners are stuck before any curriculum is designed.
Trigger: Use as a product-design input before any curriculum is touched, to understand why learners are stuck.
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