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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Purposedifferent
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.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
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Timedifferent
60-90 min1-4 Wochen5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
4-121-61
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
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RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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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 Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)