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Criterion
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Purposedifferent
In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 h Setup, laufend45-60 min
Participantsdifferent
112-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Updated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
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Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing