Agile by Design: The Loop Behind ADER Edge — and Your Next Strategy
Rigid plans crack the moment assumptions change. From day one, we chose a different strategy route: continuous cycles of planning, building, inspecting and adapting.
INSIGHT
Adrian Fahle
6/26/20252 min lesen
The Pain of Static Strategy
You’ve been there: a 12-month roadmap locked in a slide deck, gathering dust as priorities shift. You watch launch dates slip because the plan couldn’t bend. We felt that pain too—so we refused to let our first real venture fall into the same trap.
Why We Bet on Agility
Rather than locking ourselves into rigid timelines, we embraced flexibility. Sometimes that meant pausing for a mental hammock — a quick team reset — to avoid burnout and sharpen perspective.
Our Core Cycle: Plan → Build → Inspect → Adapt
Rather than a fixed roadmap, we built ADER Edge around a simple, relentless loop:
Plan - Frame the next question or hypothesis. Pick the canvas or model that will keep us aligned.
Build - Rapidly prototype workflows, experiment setups or early blueprints to make ideas tangible.
Inspect - Gather real feedback — through team reviews or early user checks — and surface key insights.
Adapt - Refine our approach based on what we learned, then begin the next cycle with fresh clarity.
Each loop takes as long as it needs — hours, days or even a week — but never stalls. Continuous motion keeps us sharp.
A Glimpse in Our Toolbox
Here are just a few of the tools we lean on—and plan to explore in upcoming posts:
Double Diamond for wide exploration and precise focus
Design Sprint 2.0 to structure rapid prototyping bursts
Business Model Canvas to map and test core assumptions
None of these is set in stone. We pick and choose, stitch together what works, and leave the rest behind.
From Our Build to Your Blueprint
This same loop underpins how we work with clients:
We plan your initial Strategy Blueprint around top hypotheses.
Build early experiments and pilots.
We inspect results together, mixing AI data with real feedback.
We adapt the Blueprint, ready for the next sprint.
No stale decks. No wasted budget. Just strategy that learns and evolves. (Win-win-win!)
Agility as Habit, Not Hype
Agility isn’t a buzzword for us—it’s a daily practice. By weaving Plan → Build → Inspect → Adapt into our DNA, we launched ADER Edge with confidence. Today, we help clients build strategies the same way.
Source: Hugo Rocha