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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 System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
45-60 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingSimulation Model, Scenario ReportsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)