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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
12-81
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
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 Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis