OKR Planning + Experimentation Notion Template

Get your work organized and mitigate risks with an experimentation process.

Having an experimental mindset is essential for driving innovation and reducing risks. It involves creating a safe space to take calculated risks, learning from experiences, and continuously improving. By prioritizing the exploration of new ideas and developing creative solutions that may have been overlooked, you can work around problems. An experimental mindset promotes adaptability and resilience, as people become more willing to embrace change and pivot when necessary.

Template elements Diagram

How to use the template?

1. Duplicate it for your Notion Account.
2. Start setting an OKR(Objectives and Key Results). If you aren't familiar with the methodology, you can find here a great introduction: Link
3. Define KRs for the current Quarter OKR and relate to it.
4. Start defining Experiments and use the structure to write down your hypothesis.
5. Manage experiments using the Status property and input Facts, Insights, and Opportunities to keep your learning process actionable.

Experiments Structure

Problem Hypothesis

• We believe that… {here you write the problem}
• for…{who’s facing that problem}
• will achieve…{desired outcome}
• because…{rationale and proofs}

Experiment(s)

• We will do…{easy/fast/high confidence/solution}
• for…{experiment target parameters}
• and we will know the hypothesis is valid when/if…{metric that will prove the achieved desired outcome}

Learn & Build

• If the hypothesis is true, we will… {It should be clear what success looks like}
• If it is not we will… {writing this will help you define your next steps}

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