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Criterion
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
Purposedifferent
When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min45-90 min25-40 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-81-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsLearning Card with evidence and next action
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ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
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Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
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Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning