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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making Red Teaming |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 1-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | RiskDecisionSensemaking | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |