AI Design Patterns

MOD-021

Assumption Identification

Surface premises, defaults, dependencies, and taken-for-granted beliefs embedded in a framing, argument, or plan.

Canonical module

Capability contract

Surface premises, defaults, dependencies, and taken-for-granted beliefs embedded in a framing, argument, or plan.

Focused components

Used by patterns

Associated pattern workflows

This reusable capability appears in the canonical workflows below. The diagrams show each complete pattern context; they are not separate module diagrams.

DP-013 — Socratic Dialogue
DP-013 | Socratic Dialogue Portrait workflow diagram for Socratic Dialogue DP-013 | Socratic Dialogue
Canonical workflow · DP-013Socratic Dialogue
DP-014 — Assumption Externalisation and Challenge
DP-014 | Assumption Testing Portrait workflow diagram for Challenging and Identifying Own Assumptions DP-014 | Assumption Testing
Canonical workflow · DP-014Assumption Externalisation and Challenge
DP-020 — GenAI Critical Friend for Emerging Ideas
DP-020 | Critical Friend Portrait workflow diagram for AI as a Critical Friend for Half-Formed Ideas DP-020 | Critical Friend
Canonical workflow · DP-020GenAI Critical Friend for Emerging Ideas
DP-023 — Dialogic Cognitive Scaffolding
DP-023 | Cognitive Scaffolding Portrait workflow diagram for Dialogic Cognitive Scaffolding DP-023 | Cognitive Scaffolding
Canonical workflow · DP-023Dialogic Cognitive Scaffolding
DP-025 — Speculative Scenario Exploration
DP-025 | Scenario Exploration Portrait workflow diagram for Speculative Scenario Exploration DP-025 | Scenario Exploration
Canonical workflow · DP-025Speculative Scenario Exploration
DP-026 — Persona-Fiction Prototyping
DP-026 | Persona Prototyping Portrait workflow diagram for Persona-Fiction Prototyping DP-026 | Persona Prototyping
Canonical workflow · DP-026Persona-Fiction Prototyping
DP-039 — Industry-Authentic Assessment Reframing
DP-039 | Assessment Reframing Portrait workflow diagram for Industry-Authentic Assessment Reframing DP-039 | Assessment Reframing
Canonical workflow · DP-039Industry-Authentic Assessment Reframing
DP-040 — Academic Integrity Stress-Test
DP-040 | Integrity Testing Portrait workflow diagram for Academic Integrity Stress-Test DP-040 | Integrity Testing
Canonical workflow · DP-040Academic Integrity Stress-Test