Key Elements of an Satisfying Core Loop 
Investment & CTA 
Feedback & Progress 
Engaging Activity 
Internal 
Trigger 
External 
Trigger
Habit Story  
Product Narrative Core Loop 
Internal Trigger External Trigger 
Investment & 
CTA 
Engaging 
Activity 
Feedback & 
Progress 
When I 
trigger 
I want a 
activity + goal 
so I can 
outcome
Core Loop Checklist 
Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories
When I 
trigger 
I want a 
activity + goal 
so I can 
outcome 
Habit Stories 
When I 
trigger 
I want a 
activity + goal 
so I can 
outcome
Core Loop Checklist 
Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories 
Identify key internal & situational triggers
Habit Story Internal & Situational Triggers 
Internal Triggers 
Situational Triggers 
When I 
trigger 
I want a 
activity + goal 
so I can 
outcome
Core Loop Checklist 
Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories 
Identify key internal & situational triggers 
Design short, engaging, repeatable activities
Engaging Activity 
Internal 
Trigger 
What’s your engaging, repeatable activity?
Core Loop Checklist 
Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories 
Identify key internal & situational triggers 
Design short, engaging, repeatable activities 
Motivate skill-building with feedback & progress
Feedback & Progress 
Engaging Activity 
Internal 
Trigger 
How do you bring in feedback & progress?
Core Loop Checklist 
Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories 
Identify key internal & situational triggers 
Design short, engaging, repeatable activities 
Motivate skill-building with feedback & progress 
Drive investment with stats, stories & customization
Investment & CTA 
Feedback & Progress 
Engaging Activity 
Internal 
Trigger 
What drives investment? What’s the CTA (if any?)
Core Loop Checklist 
Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories 
Identify key internal triggers 
Design short, engaging, repeatable activities 
Motivate skill-building with feedback & progress 
Drive investment with stats, stories & customization 
Pull people back with external triggers
What external trigger(s) drive re-engagement? 
Investment & CTA 
Feedback & Progress 
Engaging Activity 
Internal 
Trigger 
External 
Trigger

MVP Design Hacks Sprint 5: Template

  • 1.
    Key Elements ofan Satisfying Core Loop Investment & CTA Feedback & Progress Engaging Activity Internal Trigger External Trigger
  • 2.
    Habit Story  Product Narrative Core Loop Internal Trigger External Trigger Investment & CTA Engaging Activity Feedback & Progress When I trigger I want a activity + goal so I can outcome
  • 3.
    Core Loop Checklist Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories
  • 4.
    When I trigger I want a activity + goal so I can outcome Habit Stories When I trigger I want a activity + goal so I can outcome
  • 5.
    Core Loop Checklist Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories Identify key internal & situational triggers
  • 6.
    Habit Story Internal& Situational Triggers Internal Triggers Situational Triggers When I trigger I want a activity + goal so I can outcome
  • 7.
    Core Loop Checklist Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories Identify key internal & situational triggers Design short, engaging, repeatable activities
  • 8.
    Engaging Activity Internal Trigger What’s your engaging, repeatable activity?
  • 9.
    Core Loop Checklist Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories Identify key internal & situational triggers Design short, engaging, repeatable activities Motivate skill-building with feedback & progress
  • 10.
    Feedback & Progress Engaging Activity Internal Trigger How do you bring in feedback & progress?
  • 11.
    Core Loop Checklist Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories Identify key internal & situational triggers Design short, engaging, repeatable activities Motivate skill-building with feedback & progress Drive investment with stats, stories & customization
  • 12.
    Investment & CTA Feedback & Progress Engaging Activity Internal Trigger What drives investment? What’s the CTA (if any?)
  • 13.
    Core Loop Checklist Prioritize your Habit-Building Job Stories Identify key internal triggers Design short, engaging, repeatable activities Motivate skill-building with feedback & progress Drive investment with stats, stories & customization Pull people back with external triggers
  • 14.
    What external trigger(s)drive re-engagement? Investment & CTA Feedback & Progress Engaging Activity Internal Trigger External Trigger

Editor's Notes

  • #2 Here’s a simplified model of a core loop – with several elements that work together to drive re-engagement.
  • #3 translate them into Core Loop elements that describe how a customer might use your product once they know the ropes. .
  • #4 To create YOUR core loop, start by prioritizing your habit stories
  • #5 For example, the Toyco habit story
  • #6 Now identify the key triggers that you think will drive your customers into the loop
  • #7 The internal Triggers all revolve around parents needing a break – and feeling a bit guily and unsure about it
  • #8 The fuel of your loop is a set of engaging, repeatable activities that deliver that “hit” your customer is looking for
  • #9 Here’s a simplified model of a core loop – with several elements that work together to drive re-engagement.
  • #10 The through-line of your product narrative is the story of your customer building a skill and getting better at something. feedback and progress help to motivate this skill-building....
  • #11 Here’s a simplified model of a core loop – with several elements that work together to drive re-engagement.
  • #12 To deepen your customers’ engagement with your product, introduce features like stats, stories an customzation that can drive investment – and make it harder to leave
  • #13 Here’s a simplified model of a core loop – with several elements that work together to drive re-engagement.
  • #14 Finally, you’ll want to pull players back with external triggers
  • #15 Here’s a simplified model of a core loop – with several elements that work together to drive re-engagement.