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Criterion
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
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 illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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.The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h30-90 min45-60 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-102-84-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
Tagsno overlap
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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