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Criterion
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.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.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-10 Kunden2-81-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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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 for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
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Decision Making
Red Teaming
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Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test