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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Test Card with four fields for hypothesis, test, metric, and success threshold.
Product Discovery
Test Card
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Purposedifferent
The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
20-35 minHalf day1-2 Wochen pro Iteration
Participantsdifferent
1-53-82-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Test Card with a pre-set thresholdStress Test Report, Action Plan per ScenarioPrioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report
Tagsno overlap
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions
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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 Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB