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Criterion
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
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5 Whys
Purposedifferent
DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.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.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h45-90 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-82-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving