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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
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.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview4-5 Tage60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews5-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesPrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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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
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview