<!-- Innovation accounting dashboard · from Chapter 21 of The Product 360 Handbook -->

# Innovation accounting dashboard · [Bet] · Week of [Date]

**Owner:** [PM]   **Next pivot-or-persevere review:** [Date]

## Milestone status
- [ ] Baseline established (date and source)
- [ ] Tuning the engine (experiments since baseline: [n])
- [ ] Pivot-or-persevere decision due: [date]

## Leading indicators (by cohort, weekly)
| Indicator | Why it's actionable | Cohort | Baseline | Current | Target | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | |

## Learning velocity
| Measure | This cycle | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Experiments completed | | |
| Assumptions validated | | |
| Assumptions invalidated | | |
| Still unclear | | |
| Median days from hypothesis to decision | | |
| Cost per validated learning (people-weeks) | | |

## Viability
- Cost per successful outcome (include inference cost for AI products):
- Evidence of willingness to pay (letters of intent, paid pilots):

## Vanity metrics deliberately excluded
- [Metric]: excluded because [it rises regardless of what we change]
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## What changed our mind this week
[One paragraph, with links to learning cards]