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Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
UX Design
Storyboarding
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
When a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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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
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Quality Attribute Workshop workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Architecture
Quality Attribute Workshop