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Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
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Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities.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.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview30-60 min je Interview60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews5-12 Interviews4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesProblem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
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: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)