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Approve-Pivot-Kill

The book's validation verdict: every test of a concept ends in one of three decisions — approve it to the next stage, pivot the approach, or kill it — with no abstentions and no indefinite holds.

Introduced in Chapter 11 — Beyond Mockups of Tangibles.

Related terms

• Autonomy ladder — A staged scale of how independently a connected device decides and acts, from simple monitoring up to closed-loop control — a way to place a product along the Sense-Decide-Act progression.
• Bill of materials (BOM) — The itemized list of every component and material in a single unit.