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Criterion
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-203-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Chat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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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 Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem