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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making Red Teaming |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 1-4 h | 1-2 h | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 1-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | RiskDecisionSensemaking | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |