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Product Discovery
Solution Interview
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Purposedifferent
When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.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 the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview45-90 min30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews2-85-12 Interviews
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanProblem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
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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
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Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
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Innovation
Design Sprint