Course Content
Self-Learning Guide
Step-by-Step Operational Process for Problem Identification in the Clean Cooking Sector This guide is designed to help new entrepreneurs navigate the process of problem identification step by step. It provides clear instructions on how to use the tools and templates effectively, ensuring a structured and actionable learning experience.
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Step 1: Start with Understanding the Context
Step 2: Complete the Problem Identification Worksheet
Step 3: Map Customer Pain Points Using the Template
Step 4: Validate Your Findings Using the Checklist
Step 5: Review the Example Case Study
Step 6: Finalize Your Problem Identification Report
Step 7: Apply What You’ve Learned
Hands-on: Building Your First Lean Canvas
Course Objective By the end of this lesson, you will be able to construct your first Lean Canvas using its basic building blocks to systematically map out your business ideas in the clean cooking sector. You will learn how to identify key customer problems, define target customer segments, articulate a unique value proposition, outline revenue streams, and assess cost structures. As a new entrepreneur, this hands-on exercise will equip you with a practical framework to validate your assumptions, focus on real market needs, and prioritize resource allocation effectively, ensuring their business ideas are grounded in solving tangible challenges within Ethiopian communities.
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Self-Learning: Applying the Lean Canvas to the Clean Cooking Sector
Understanding the Lean Canvas Framework
Mini Quiz
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Problem Identification
Identify and articulate the core problems faced by customers in the clean cooking sector (e.g., reliance on traditional stoves, high cost, health risks from indoor air pollution). • Validate whether your business idea addresses these real-world pain points.
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Problem Identification in the Clean Cooking Sector
Mini Quiz
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Templates – Problem Identification
Case Study
Lesson Quiz
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Quizzes & Exercises for Lesson
Quiz 1: Core Concepts of Problem Identification
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Exercise 1: Problem Identification Worksheet
Building Your First Lean Canvas – English

Objective: Ensure your identified problems are real and actionable.

  • Use the Problem Validation Checklist to systematically validate your
  • Follow these steps:
  1. Gather Data: Conduct interviews, distribute surveys, or observe customer behaviors. Document your activities in the
  2. Analyze Feedback: Summarize patterns and insights from your data collection efforts.
  3. Test Assumptions: Create a prototype or mock-up of your solution and test it with a small group of customers. Record their
  4. Refine Your Approach: Update your problem list based on new insights and adjust your business idea

 

Guidance: If you haven’t yet created a prototype, focus on gathering qualitative data through interviews and observations.

Next Action: After validating your findings, proceed to Step 5.

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