Develop Hypothesis

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New answer on Feb 21, 2021
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Anonymous A asked on Feb 18, 2021

Global warming has reduced the snowfall by 50%. A skiresort is concerned about its business ? What should they do and why ? Use issue tree to develop hypothessis ?

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Henning
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replied on Feb 19, 2021
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Why don't you start with a very high level and MECE hypothesis, and then you can use that to further drive your brainstorming:

The resort should react by maximizing revenue from the core business, while investing to establish a profitable adjacency.

Then you can structure your thinking into two buckets and add detail to develop a stronger concept, some ideas:

  • Core business
    • Use snow cannons to extend skiing season as far as possible
    • Optimize pricing, as demand concentrates to fewer weeks in the year
    • Maximize occupancy in these weeks
  • Adjacencies
    • Develop concept for a value proposition during non skiing season (hiking vacations, spa, horseback riding, bird watching, etc)
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Francesco
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replied on Feb 19, 2021
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Hi there,

What is the exact question you would like help with? Agree with Adi that if you can post your suggested approach that will be more efficient and you will get better feedback.

Best,
Francesco

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Adi
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replied on Feb 18, 2021
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Post your solution/approach here please & we can comment. Best way to learn.

Also search the Q&A forum broadly as there are many threads with plenty of tips & tricks.

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Ian
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replied on Feb 19, 2021
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It would be good to see your approach, from which we can comment/add. If you're really looking to develop your hypothesis-driven approach, nothing beats a one-on-one with a coach!

Hypotheses:

My view is that your framework is actually your hypothesis. It's a bit nuanced, but bear with me :)

Your framework is your structure for approaching the problem. It consits of a few main areas you'd like to look at. Inherent in your framework is a view that "If I answer A, B, and C, then we have an answer"

So, for market entry:

1) If the market is big, and it's growing, then we still want to considering entering

2) If #1 = yes, then let's see if it's attractive...can we win there? Is our product good/better than our competition's? Etc. If yes, let's definitely consider entering.

3) If #1 and #2 = yes, then, when we do enter, are we sure we can win? I.e. do we have the right plans. Will implementation actually pan out? Do we have the expertise, capital, etc.? In other words, if #2 is the thearectical, #3 is the reality.

Then, your summary becomes "I believe we should enter the market, if we can prove it's a good market, the it's attractive to us specifically, and that we will win it".

^Now this is a hypothesis...try it out with the prompt you've posted! :)

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Raj
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replied on Feb 21, 2021
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If you can share you structure for how you would approach this question, that would help to guide you on how to develop your hypotheses

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Clara
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replied on Feb 19, 2021
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Hello!

Agree, why don´t you draft a preliminary version and then we can loop in?

Cheers,

Clara

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