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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
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.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.When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
ChangeDecisionStrategy
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping