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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution 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. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-10 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity |