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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling Feynman Technique |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work. | 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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 20-60 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |