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Criterion
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
A paper-based illustration representing Wardley Mapping with its core stages and visible working result.
Systems Thinking
Wardley Mapping
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.Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanWardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes
Tagsno overlap
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
StrategySystems thinkingDynamics
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