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Criterion
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Purposedifferent
With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.
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Timedifferent
5-10 min daily15-90 min daily45-60 min
Participantsdifferent
112-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Daily Priority List, Completion NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking
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PrioritizationProductivityExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing