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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  UX Research User Interviews |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30–60 min per interview | 1-2 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 participant per interview | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery |