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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  UX Research Surveys |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 3-14 Tage | 4-5 Tage | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 50+ | 5-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | QuantitativeResearchValidation | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |