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Criterion
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop
Purposedifferent
Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-64-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListProblem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions
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AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
DecisionTreeOptions
FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
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Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping