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Criterion
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Purposedifferent
When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points.SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-60 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingFive Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list
Tagsno overlap
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
StrategyCompetitionMarket
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
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Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
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