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Criterion
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Purposedifferent
The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
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Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping