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Criterion
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
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.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min15-30 min Planung, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-81
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan
Tagsno overlap
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
PlanningTime managementFocus
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A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
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 for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis