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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Decision Making Decision Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | InnovationPrototypeResearch | DecisionTreeOptions |
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