Do you know tools (not methods) in the form of a guide to help in designing and maturing products? Something that prepares the idea for the formation of a product on your MVP1?
I'll be quite happy with free tool tips mostly.
Unless I'm mis-understanding your question...this is the basis of "product development". I suggest search for, "tools for product development".
Many are methods used to to take an idea from initial concept through deliverable products. - And recently they have been offered for sale as software packages.
They are also named, tools for "Product Strategy and Road-mapping**"
One that's free is the concept, "Eight Stage Gate Process for New Product Development" developed by Robert G. Cooper.
Other tools are grouped into the following areas: (sorry for the obtuse titles but these names are representative of current tools)
Product strategy and roadmapping**
Analytics
Customer feedback and surveys
Design and wireframing
User experience testing
User onboarding
Collaboration and productivity
Project and task management
I doubt the separating method vs tool is conducive to research . In my experience we use a design methodology (method) process for carrying out research. Analytical tools are one part of looking at an potential of an idea.
Hi Michelle Melo Cavalcante ,
Ideo produces lots of helpful tools: see https://www.ideo.com/tools, https://www.designkit.org/methods and https://www.ideo.org/.
I'll add my recommendation to Dirma Janse's suggestion of IDEO.
They are among the very first design firms to study and create methods to develop concepts and eventual products.
Somewhat related to this question is another on ResearchGate titled ;
"Usability inspection methods - What are good resources?"
asked by Paul Mcinerney. See this link :
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Usability_inspection_methods-What_are_good_resources#view=60dd7b82cfa88a55f464cf12