JTBD Core
Causality (in Behavior)
Also known as: Causality
Understanding why users switch, not just when or what they switched to.
Causality in JTBD means tracing the chain from struggling moment to hiring decision: what event triggered the search, what forces built up, what alternative was considered, what tipped the balance. Correlation tells you that users who do X also do Y. Causality tells you that doing X *causes* Y because of the forces at play. Product teams need causality to design interventions that work.