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Facilitated Group
Facilitated Dialogue On Assumptions
A facilitator leads external stakeholders through a structured, reflective group discussion where participants articulate, question, and challenge their own and each other's assumptions, beliefs, or mental models, including how they think their product or approach works, to arrive at a new or refined shared understanding.
When This Method Fits
Typical duration
Hours
Typical cost
Low
Fidelity level
Talk Only
Stage
Discovery, Feasibility
Hypothesis type
Exploratory
Goal type
Find product-market fit, Deepen product-market fit, Maximize societal impact, Drive corporate innovation / R&D, Improve operational efficiency
Randomization
N/A
Study design
Cross-sectional multi-group study
Minimum units needed
4
1Best Fit When
Best when a team's plan rests on unexamined assumptions that need to be surfaced and challenged before proceeding.