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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 120 min initial, dann laufend | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | StrategyMetricsExecution | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |