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Criterion
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
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.For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.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
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
3-14 Tage2-6 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
50+3-84-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
RiskRoot causeSafety
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
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: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis