MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Situation

Financial

Ask an advisor: “Which part of my budget makes you most concerned right now?”

Present your financial draft to a mentor and ask: “What’s missing or unclear to you?”

Ask an advisor: “Where do you think I’m overspending—or underspending?”

Share your budget story with a peer—can they explain it back clearly?

Ask your collaborators: “What’s one thing we spend money on that feels misaligned?”

Run a team survey: “If you could reallocate 10% of funds, where would it go?”

Technological

Ask a peer founder: “Which tool speeds you up most—and which one wastes time?”

Ask peers to vote on their most and least helpful tools—discuss implications together.

Share your top three digital frustrations and ask for tool hacks from peers.

Present your current workflow to a peer—where would they automate or simplify?

Ask a peer technologist: “Where am I over-engineered or under-optimized?”

Hold a retro on tool use: what worked, what failed, what’s missing?

Physical

Ask teammates: “What’s one thing in our space or setup that slows you down most?”

Ask a visitor to walk through your workspace—what feels confusing or inconvenient?

Run a poll with your team: which shared space or tool needs improvement first?

Invite a visitor to explore your workspace—what feels inefficient or confusing?

Show your physical setup to a peer—ask how they’d redesign it for better flow.

Ask facilities staff: “What workspace issues do you notice that users might miss?”

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