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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Purposedifferent
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-8Small cross-functional group
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Failure Scenario Analysis.
Engineering
Failure Scenario Analysis