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Criterion
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Purposedifferent
In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-180 min60-90 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-64-12Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision
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TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
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Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
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Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card