Imagined | Real

Published on September 3, 2025
Imagined | Real

From Exploratory Testing Workshop – Exploration II – Work

This version for Workroom PlayTime – needs details and logistics

5-10 minutes

Look for the oval containing should be | actually is

Above it, there should be a set of stickies, each listing something you might use while testing a system.

Collectively, sort the stickies into either side of the circle. For example Execuable files actually exist. SLAs describe what the system should be.

If you find something fits both, or if you find something on the wrong side, duplicate it and make a note.

Debrief – can we see patterns? Can we see iterables on both sides? What else might we add? What doesn't fit? What is ambiguous?

5 minutes

Considering the iterables – how might we iterate?