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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Argument Mapping | ![]() Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test | ![]() Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|
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 an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-6 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |
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