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Criterion
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.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.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Emotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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 of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB