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Criterion
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-6 h4-5 Tage1-4 Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-85-83-10 Kunden2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsPrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
RiskRoot causeSafety
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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