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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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 DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.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
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Timedifferent
45-90 min45-60 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-82-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
ChangeDecisionStrategy
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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