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Criterion
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
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.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 the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution.When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min30-60 min je Interview30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-85-12 Interviews3-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ICE Table, Top Idea ListAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanProblem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsRisk Matrix, Top Risk List
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
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