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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Operations Time Blocking |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 45-60 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | PlanningTime managementFocus | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |