problem-definition
✓Help users define problems clearly before jumping to solutions. Use when someone is scoping a new feature, validating a product idea, struggling to articulate what they're building, or falling into the "shiny object trap" with new technology.
Installation
SKILL.md
Help the user define problems clearly before jumping to solutions using frameworks from 91 product leaders.
Digitizing analog isn't enough Bret Taylor: "Why use this instead of the Yellow Pages? It was a digital version of something that had come before." Simply digitizing an analog predecessor often fails because it lacks a native reason to exist on the new platform. Ask "why should a customer give this the time of day?"
Jake Knapp + John Zeratsky: "This idea of getting unstuck and turning maybe some abstract ideas or some concepts that you've been discussing, turning that into a concrete prototype, something that you can look at and you can click around." Moving from abstract concepts to concrete prototypes is the fastest way to define and solve a problem.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/refoundai/lenny-skills --skill problem-definition- Source
- refoundai/lenny-skills
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- </>Dev Tools
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- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is problem-definition?
Help users define problems clearly before jumping to solutions. Use when someone is scoping a new feature, validating a product idea, struggling to articulate what they're building, or falling into the "shiny object trap" with new technology. Source: refoundai/lenny-skills.
How do I install problem-definition?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/refoundai/lenny-skills --skill problem-definition Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/refoundai/lenny-skills
Details
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01