Peoplewho are you designing for, and what matters to them?
Problemwhat real human tension are you solving?
Promiseswhat value will it deliver?
2 · Product Expression
Storyhow does this show up in someone’s life?
Modes of Engagementhow do people interact with it, humanely?
Business Modelhow will you sustain this without compromising your promise? if it will earn · if it won’t
Cost structureonce there’s a price, or a real cost
What it takes to deliveronce the answer isn’t “just me and a laptop”
Key partnershipsonly if someone else is load-bearing
3 · Stewardship
Metricswhat does meaningful success look like, for people and planet?
Risks & Harmswhat could go wrong, and who might be harmed or excluded?not on any conventional canvas
Build or buy?for tool-shaped ideas
Principleswhat values will guide your decisions?not on any conventional canvas
The riskiest assumption
If this is wrong, the idea doesn’t work
What we’re testing nextthe smallest test that would prove or disprove it, and who will see it
What result would change the plan?decide before you run it
A snapshot, not a blueprint: fill a few cells at a time and leave not yet where you don’t know. Everything you type stays in this browser and is sent nowhere. Humane Product Canvas by Ajesh Shah, CC BY-SA 4.0 — where it comes from, or the Markdown.