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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
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h20–45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-8Small cross-functional group1-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Decision Making
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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Cynefin Workshop