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Criterion
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
3-102-81
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Risk Matrix, Top Risk ListIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing