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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h20–45 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-82-8Small cross-functional group3-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logStress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
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