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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Product Discovery Opportunity Scoring |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes. | 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. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 4-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Opportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds | InnovationPrototypeResearch | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |