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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Argument Mapping | ![]() Decision Making Assumption Surfacing | ![]() Innovation Morphological Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | IdeationInnovationCreativity |
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