This workshop canvas helps teams build fit-for-purpose OKRs based on the nature of their work, rather than treating all objectives as equally uncertain “bets.”
Participants classify their work into three problem zones:
Improve – Optimising known systems with predictable outcomes
Choose – Comparing viable options and making strategic decisions
Explore – Discovering unknown problems, solutions, or value
Each zone guides participants through a simple, repeatable structure:
Problem → Assumptions → Signals → OKR
This ensures that:
Improvement work leads to performance-driven OKRs
Choice work leads to decision-driven OKRs
Exploration work leads to learning-driven OKRs
The result is a set of OKRs that better align with reality, improve strategic clarity, and help teams understand when they are optimising, deciding, or learning.
The template also includes:
Fully worked examples in each zone
Clear facilitation guidance
A link to the original Medium article for a deeper understanding of the framework
Suggested Use Cases
Strategic planning and OKR definition
Portfolio or product roadmap alignment
Agile / product / transformation workshops
Teams needing to distinguish between delivery, decision, and discovery work
