Lean Inception, a Proven Method for Successful Product Teams (Udemy.com)
Discover Lean Inception, the effective combination of Design Thinking and Lean StartUp
Created by: Paulo Caroli
Last updated January 2024
What you will learn
- What is an inception and how to succeed with Lean Inception
- The effective combination of Lean StartUp & Design thinking
- How to build the right product, following the Minimum Viable Product approach
- How successfull agile teams start their work
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 74% of them
- Reviews156#1,006 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length3.4 hourslonger than 56% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2024earlier than 74% of them
Course Description
Lead your team to the right way with Lean Inception!
Learn how to execute a Lean Inception, the method capable of align people to build the ideal product!
Release a new product isn’t an easy task, since it takes a lot of risks. But what if you knew a technique that put you in the right path in a simple and effective way? It would be amazing, agree?
That’s why this training is so important. The Lean Inception developed by Paulo Caroli already helped a lot of people and companies to give life to their projects. It’s the complete step-by-step guide to you and your team achieve best product development possible right now.
Lean inception is the effective combination of Design Thinking and Lean StartUp to decide the Minimum Viable Product (MVP). It is a collaborative workshop that will help a group of people — typically an agile team, a squad, or a product team — understand, align and plan the building of the lean product. The construction of a successful product starts with a Lean Inception.
It may seem difficult to perform a remote Lean Inception, but it is totally possible and is just as important as the face-to-face. Follow the tips on this training to prepare yourself in the best possible way!
The Lean Inception consists in a series of activities, usually scheduled in a week! Check in this training an example of an agenda, follow the explanation on each activity and benefit of this successful workshop.
The Lean Inception brings simple and powerful method that will change the way business are made now!
The Lean Inception Digital training is based on the Best-Seller book Lean Inception. It has 14 modules presented by Paulo Caroli, the Lean Inception author. You will learn much more about Lean Inception, when to do it, when not to do it, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), details on each activity with tips on facilitation techniques. Watch it many times as you wish.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
156 Reviews
Paulo Caroli
Paulo Caroli is the author of the best-seller Lean Inception: how to align people and build the right product. His most recent contribution is FunRetrospectives, which brings together numerous techniques to conduct effective retrospectives.
Principal consultant at Thoughtworks and co-founder of AgileBrazil, Paulo Caroli has more than twenty years of digital products creation experience working in several corporations in Brazil, India, USA, Latin America and Europe. In 2000, he discovered Extreme Programming and has since focused his experience on Agile & Lean processes and practices. He joined ThoughtWorks in 2006 and held the positions of Agile Coach, Trainer, Project and Delivery Manager. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and MS in Software Engineering, both from PUC-Rio.
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Reviews
By Mei Yi Lee on 7/20/2026
The course content was well-structured, easy to follow, and simple to understand. The explanations were clear, and the relevant scenarios helped reinforce the concepts effectively. Area for improvement: Throughout the course (especially in the first few lessons), the frequent camera movements made it difficult to focus and read the slide details. Keeping the camera focused more consistently on the presentation materials would make the visual content much easier to absorb.
By Ernesto Trujillo on 10/10/2025
Awesome! I'd love to see more real life scenarios on how to apply it, I guess this would make it longer.
By Nik on 10/3/2024
Novel approach from the practitioner , backed by prior findings and evolution , and straight from the author - no second-hand. Pure joy to watch, learn and apply
By Alina Vasilcan on 8/2/2024
I especially appreciated the facilitation tips and also instilling the mindset of a masterchef in the facilitator. I've done this course as a refresher after reading Paulo's book a few years back. Lean Inception is a good tool in any BA, PM or facilitator's toolkit.
By Marcelo Piveta on 3/8/2024
Nessa primeira parte, são apresentados os conceitos para quem não sabe o que é uma Lean Inception. Boa revisão. Vamos em Frente!
By Juan Pablo Morales on 6/29/2023
The videos are clear and to the point, without being too dry. I'd put video 12 (facilitation) before section 3, because the techniques are used on the hands-on but only explained later
By Natalie Bland on 3/24/2023
Great course - the concept of Lean Inception is very interesting and something I am looking forward to implementing. Some really good takeaways on facilitation techniques
By Paulo Rui Teixeira on 3/13/2023
Great course!! Would love to be able to access the course offline, because there are a lot of concepts that need to be revisited to be properly grasped. Loved the practical emphasis of some sections. Well done for Paulo for trailblazing this incredible new concept.
By Ricardo Doniseti Leme Penteado on 4/3/2022
Sim, muito bom os conceitos trazidos e o professor sabe ser bem claro, o que poderia melhorar mais em tornar o curso mais acessível e usual seria ao menos uma tradução por texto abaixo de cada vídeo, assim como a Plataforma Coursera faz.
By Diogo Lima Pelegrini on 2/4/2022
Por enquanto está atendendo as expectativas. O Caroli vai direto ao assunto, sem enrolação.
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Overall Score : 92 / 100






