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Criterion
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
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Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.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
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen2-6 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 Kunden3-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
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 fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
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Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test