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Criterion
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Purposedifferent
When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together.When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 Wochen pro Iteration
Participantsdifferent
4-122-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action ItemsPrioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationOptionsDecision
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions
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Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
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MVP Test Matrix
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 an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas