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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Operations PDCA Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-60 min | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 1-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments |
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