Write the problem hypothesis
For [specific user], completing [job] is difficult because [missing capability], causing [measurable consequence].
You can name one user, one situation and one measurable consequence without proposing a feature.[Bug]: Record and expose who initiated each task cancellation and why
Evidence observed in razzant/ouroboros, a Coding project.
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SOURCE EVIDENCE
Read original GitHub Issue ↗Start with what users actually said
Reporter context: What happened? The owner is seeing repeated, unexpected task cancellations and cannot determine who initiated them or why. A status, or an explanation that children were cancelled because their parent was cancelled, does not identify the original action. In an observed parent/child cancellation, Ouroboros could…Excerpted from the public Issue. Read the complete thread before interpreting it.
Interview five affected users
- When did you last need this?
- What outcome were you trying to reach?
- What did you use instead?
- How often does this occur?
- What commitment would prove it matters?
Run the smallest experiment
Deliver the outcome manually or with a narrow prototype before building a reusable feature.
A user completes the real workflow and commits time, data, distribution or budget to repeat it.Make a build decision
- Build: repeated pain and active commitment
- Narrow: pain is real but the audience or job differs
- Stop: weak frequency or no behavioral proof
Why this brief exists
Information has value only when it changes action. This page turns one public signal into a bounded validation exercise. It is a research aid, not proof of demand, investment advice or a product recommendation.