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Criterion
Game Day workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Game Day
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic.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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
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Timedifferent
Halber Tag45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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Simulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated RunbooksAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
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ResilienceOperationsIncident
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping