Barrier Identification

The Barrier Identification tool is a vital instrument for uncovering obstacles, challenges, and roadblocks that might impede the success of your innovation or project. By systematically identifying barriers, you can develop strategies to overcome them and enhance the likelihood of achieving your goals.

This tool encourages you to brainstorm and categorize potential barriers that could affect your project's progress. Barriers can include anything from lack of resources or skills to resistance to change or external factors.

How to use Barrier Identification:

  • Compare the information gathered in your Discussion Guide, Journey Map, Empathy Maps, and Upstream Exploration to clearly identify one or more barriers that your user is facing.

  • Categorize these barriers to better understand their nature and impact.

  • Once identified, prioritize the most significant barriers and integrate them into your Challenge Statement.

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