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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Purposedifferent
In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small.When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus1-5 Tage1-2 Wochen pro Iteration
Participantsdifferent
1-8Nutzertraffic2-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning DecisionPrioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions
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Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
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 an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB