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Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.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.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
15-90 min daily45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
12-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping