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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Product Strategy RICE Scoring |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making Decision 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 many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-90 min | 45-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs |