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Criterion
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Purposedifferent
For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together.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.When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing45-90 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-202-83-10 Kunden
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Chat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
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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 Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB