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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Purposedifferent
A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.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.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
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Half day30-180 min45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-81-62-82-8
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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Stress Test Report, Action Plan per ScenarioFault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
Tagsno overlap
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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