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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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 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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min45-60 min15-90 min daily5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
4-122-811
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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