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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
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.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.When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min45-90 min3-14 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-122-850+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanSurvey Results, Charts, Segment Insights
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
QuantitativeResearchValidation
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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 of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)