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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
Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
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.A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics.System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumHighHigh
Timedifferent
60-90 min45-60 min2-6 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
4-122-81-61-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingStock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation HypothesesSimulation Model, Scenario Reports
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking
Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis
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