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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration of Pretotyping with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Pretotyping
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Purposedifferent
The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 minStunden bis wenige Tage60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-42-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsPretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decisionConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
ValidationDemandMVP
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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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 Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup