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Criterion
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Purposedifferent
For complex problems with a fuzzy situation, the method cleanly separates search space and decision. It first creates breadth in understanding and then focus in elaboration. This brings open questions, problem definition, and solution path into a traceable movement.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate30 min Setup, dann laufend1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyoneNutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseRAID Log, Status Report SourceInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
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ProcessDivergenceInnovation
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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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 Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)