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Criterion
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
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 Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Purposedifferent
When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-60 min60-120 min
Participantssame
2-82-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ICE Table, Top Idea ListAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test