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Criterion
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop
Purposedifferent
A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten2-84-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanProblem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions
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EstimationExpertsForecasting
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
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Decision Making
Delphi Method
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping