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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Growth North Star Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |
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