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Criterion
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.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
30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Rich Picture, Problem Framing NotesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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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 CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud