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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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 for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Purposedifferent
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.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
20–45 min45-60 min1-4 Wochen1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group2-83-10 KundenNutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
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