Reveal Unexplored Avenues
Generated entirely by AI
Outcomes
- A prioritised list of missing questions and assumptions.
- Clear next steps for evidence gathering.
- Reduced risk of rework and blind‑side surprises.
When to use
- Pre‑mortems, reviews, strategic bets, stakeholder briefings.
- Early scoping of projects with uncertainty.
Quick start (2 minutes)
- Paste a short summary (≤150 words) of your current plan.
- Run Blind‑Spot Scan A.
- Commit to the top 3 questions to answer next.
Core templates
Blind‑Spot Scan A — Missing questions
Based on our discussion about the project, what are the most critical questions I didn’t ask? Prioritise by potential impact; propose how to answer each (owner, method, time).
Blind‑Spot Scan B — Risks and omissions
What key considerations or risks did I fail to include in my analysis? Identify them and explain why they matter. Suggest a mitigation per item.
Blind‑Spot Scan C — Lens sweep
Using these lenses — customer, delivery, financial, compliance, reputational, ecological — what am I overlooking? Give the single most material gap per lens.
Techniques that work
- Pre‑mortem: “If this failed in 6 months, what most likely caused it?”
- Inversion: “If we wanted the worst outcome, what would we do?”
- Boundary check: “What’s outside scope that should be inside?”
- Assumptions log: Track assumptions; label fragile ones.
Example next actions
- Commission 5 customer interviews to validate assumption A.
- Run a spike experiment for technical risk B.
- Create a one‑page decision record capturing trade‑offs.
Pitfalls
- Fishing for novel risks but ignoring the obvious ones.
- No owner/date for mitigations.
- Treating all risks as equal.