Learner worksheet
User, Task, Outcome, and Criteria Sheet
A framing sheet that turns a product moment into user-task-context-outcome, user story, evidence note, assumption, and acceptance criteria.
Output standard
A clear problem sentence, one user story, and three to six acceptance criteria.
Use when
Use before feature ideation, critique, acceptance criteria, or deeper flow work.
Related sessions
Session 03Users, Tasks, Context, and OutcomesUser, task, context, outcome, user story, and acceptance criteria sheetSession 09Critique 101: Standards, Evidence, and Acceptance CriteriaProduct critique and acceptance sheet with severity, evidence, acceptance criteria, scenarios, accessibility criteria, and Definition of Done
Worksheet fields
Use this when an idea is still too vague. The learner should frame the product problem before generating screens, copy, or AI output.
Fields to complete
- User
- Task
- Context
- Desired outcome
- Evidence available
- Assumption
- Problem sentence
- User story
- Acceptance criteria
- Open question
Quality check
The story should be a conversation about value, not a slogan.
Check before accepting
- Task is written as an action.
- Context changes priority, trust, effort, or language.
- Outcome is not just an output.
- Acceptance criteria are observable.
- Open questions are named plainly.
Starter prompt
This prompt helps the learner generate candidate framings without accepting them blindly.
Starter prompt
Generate three user-task-context-outcome problem sentences for this product idea. Mark evidence and assumptions. Choose the strongest sentence, explain why, then write one user story and five observable acceptance criteria.